Chief Administrative Justice v. Service Employees International Union

The plaintiff as employer sued to vacate an arbitrator’s award under a collective bargaining agreement, and the defendant union counterclaimed to confirm the award. See G. L. c. 150C, §§ 10, 11. The arbitrator awarded “allied service credit” to Anthony M. Iacozza, a probation officer, and the Superior Court confirmed the *792award. The employer appealed, and we transferred the case here on our own motion. We affirm the judgment of the Superior Court.

The facts found by the arbitrator are not in dispute. Iacozza, the grievant, was appointed on May 12, 1978, as a temporary probation officer for the…