What is the test for whether a party has agreed to submit a dispute to arbitration?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Aluminum Co. of America v. International Union, United Auto., Aerospace and Agr. Implement Workers of America, 630 F.2d 1340 (9th Cir. 1980):

Whether the parties have agreed to submit a particular dispute to arbitration is initially a question for the courts, Leyva v. Certified Grocers of California, 593 F.2d 857, 861 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 444 U.S. 827, 100 S.Ct. 51, 62 L.Ed.2d 34 (1979).

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