Madison Local School Dist. v. oapse/afscme, 2008-L-086 (3-20-2009)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Appellant, Madison Local School District Board of Education (the Board), appeals from the judgment entry of the Lake County Court of Common Pleas denying its motion to vacate an arbitration award granted in favor of appellee, OAPSE/AFSME Local 4, AFL-CIO and its Local #238 (the Union). We affirm.

{¶ 2} The instant matter came before the trial court on the Union's motion to confirm a final and binding arbitration award pursuant to R.C. 2711.09 and the Board's application to vacate the same pursuant to R.C. 2711.13. The merits of the dispute involve a labor grievance filed by the…