Teamsters Local Union No. 677 v. Board of Education

I respectfully disagree with the majority’s conclusion that the record does not support Patricia Russo’s claim that the arbitrator, in finding that the defendant, the board of education of the city of Danbury (board), terminated her employment in accordance with the parties’ collective bargaining agreement (agreement), disregarded her contractual rights under that agreement. On the contrary, and on the basis of my review of the record before this court, I conclude that the arbitrator abrogated her contractual right to paid sick leave under the agreement by placing the onus on Russo to seek…