Legal Opinion
Washington Teachers' Union v. District of Columbia Public Schools
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 16, 2019No. 17-CV-1156PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Ferren, Senior Judge:
This case tees up, for the first time, the question whether the court, or an arbitrator, has the initial responsibility to determine whether a "class action/group grievance" filed by a union against a public employer is arbitrable. In September 2015, the Washington Teachers' Union (WTU) filed such a grievance under its collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). In pursuing the group grievance, WTU was purporting to represent "over 180" teachers who had "received less than Effective ratings" under the "IMPACT" evaluation…
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