Milwaukee District Council 48 v. Milwaukee Sewerage Commission

This appeal raises the questions of whether a grievance arbitration award rendered pursuant to the Wisconsin Municipal Employment Relations Act can be enforced pursuant to the Wisconsin Arbitration Act, and whether the arbitrator in this case exceeded his authority. We conclude that the award could be confirmed pursuant to the Arbitration Act, and that the arbitrator did not exceed his authority, and affirm.

The Milwaukee Sewerage Commission (Sewerage Commission) and Milwaukee District Council 48, Local 366, AFSCME, AFL-CIO (Union) were parties to a labor agreement when a dispute arose in…