In re the Arbitration between County of Sullivan & Teamsters Local 445

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Meddaugh, J.), entered August 16, 1999 in Sullivan County, which, inter alia, granted petitioner’s application pursuant to CPLR 7511 to vacate an arbitration award.

Respondent is the collective bargaining representative for home health aides employed by petitioner in the operation of its Division of Health and Family Services. Prior to June 1998, the aides worked 35 hours per week, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. As the result of a decline in the demand for home health aide services, petitioner unilaterally…