Milton Board of School Directors v. Milton Staff Ass'n, Local 130

Allen, C J.

The Milton Board of School Directors (Board) appeals from a decision of the Chittenden Superior Court confirming an arbitrator’s award in favor of the members of the Milton Staff Association (Union). We reverse.

The Board and the Union entered a collective bargaining agreement effective from July 1, 1990 through June 30, 1992. At the completion of that term, the parties were unable to agree to a successor contract. The Board continued to pay the Union’s members at 1991-92 rates. The Union objected on grounds that its members were entitled to automatic pay increases each year, even…