Alllegheny Intermediate Unit v. Allegheny Intermediate Unit Education Ass'n

I respectfully dissent. I agree with the majority that Pennsylvania law favors the arbitrator’s decision in matters arising out of the interpretation of the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement, and that reviewing courts must give great deference to such decisions regarding matters of fact. In Scranton Federation of Teachers, Local 1147, AFT v. Scranton School District, 498 Pa. 58, 444 A.2d 1144 (1982), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court explained:

In labor disputes resolved by arbitration machinery, the less judicial participation the better____ Accordingly, the oft-repeated ‘essence’…