Superintending School Committee of Bangor v. Bangor Education Ass'n

NICHOLS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court (Penobscot County) affirming an arbitration award by an interest arbitration panel. The Plaintiff, Superintending School Committee of the City of Bangor, contends that the award is nonbinding. The Committee also challenges the constitutionality of the provision of the Municipal Public Employees Labor Relations Law (26 M.R.S.A. §§ 961 et seq.) which empowers private arbitration panels to determine in binding fashion certain disputed issues upon the request of one of the bargaining parties. The latter was discussed, but…