In re the Arbitration between County of Sullivan & Teamsters Local 445

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Kane, J.), entered February 20, 2001 in Sullivan County, which, inter alia, granted petitioner’s application pursuant to CPLR 7511 to vacate an arbitration award.

In June 1998, due to a decline in the demand for the services of its home health aide employees (hereinafter aides), petitioner unilaterally reduced their hours of employment from full time to part time. Respondent, as the collective bargaining representative for the aides, pursued a grievance and a demand for arbitration on their behalf. While acknowledging that petitioner had the power to…