Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Ass'n v. City of Cleveland

Patricia A. Blackmon, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County. It is a case of first impression, and raises a unique issue for this court to decide: whether the right to arbitrate under an expired collective bargaining agreement is waived by virtue of subsequent collective bargaining agreements, when the subsequent agreements are between the same parties, for the same type of employment, but for different periods of time. The Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association (“CPPA”), plaintiff-appellant, challenges the summary judgment of the trial…