American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees, District Council 87 v. County of Lackawanna

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, District Council 87 (Union) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County (trial court) denying Union’s motion to vacate an arbitration award. The arbitrator held that the County of Lacka-wanna (County) did not violate the anti-discretion or seniority clauses in the collective bargaining agreement by hiring a female detention officer to deal with female juvenile offenders, as it had been ordered to do by the trial court. Union argues that the trial court erred because the…