Municipal Construction Equipment Operators' Labor Council v. City of Cleveland

Mary Eileen Kilbane,

Administrative Judge.

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, Municipal Construction Equipment Operators’ Labor Council, appeals from the orders of the trial court that struck its motion to vacate and modify an arbitration award entered in favor of defendant-appellee, the city of Cleveland, confirmed that award, and denied the union’s complaint for declaratory judgment. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

{¶ 2} In 2007, following an election conducted pursuant to R.C. 4117.07(C), the State Employment Relations Board (“SERB”) certified the union as the exclusive representative of…