Board of Education v. Civil Service Employees Affiliates

Opinion

BISHOP, J.

This is an appeal from the judgment of the trial court vacating an arbitration award issued in connection with a grievance by a school bus driver. On appeal, the defendant, the Civil Service Employees Affiliates, Local 760 (Local 760), claims that in vacating the arbitration award, the court (1) incorrectly conducted a de novo review of the underlying facts, (2) incorrectly determined that the panel had misconstrued applicable provisions of the parties’ collective bargaining agreement, (3) misapplied the law and (4) incorrectly determined that the arbitration panel had…