Layton School of Art & Design v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission

Layton School of Art & Design was an employer operating an institution of higher education. Neil Lieberman was president of the school. The underlying facts giving rise to the appeal before us occurred in February, 1973, when Lieberman dismissed seven teachers for incompetence.

The union to which the discharged teachers belonged disputed the legality of the terminations. When the school and union were unable to resolve their differences, they submitted the dispute to arbitration pursuant to their collective bargaining agreement. The issue before the arbitrator was whether the discharges were…