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

PELLEGRINI, Judge.

This is an appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County affirming an arbitration opinion and award between the Allegheny Intermediate Unit (School District) and the Allegheny Intermediate Unit Education Association (Union), involving a dispute that arose as a result of a staff realignment when the School District refused a teacher’s request to transfer to another program.

This dispute stems from a sequence of personnel moves known as “bumps” made as a result of the realignment of professional staff pursuant to the Section 54(c) of the collective bargaining…