Legal Opinion
City of Madison v. Madison Professional Police Officer Ass'n
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided March 26, 1987No. 86-0915PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtEich, J.
The City of Madison appeals from an order confirming an arbitration award. The arbitrator ruled that the city violated the terms of its labor agreement with the Madison Professional Police Officers Association (MPPOA) by continuing to enforce an employee residency requirement against members of the union.
While the parties raise several issues in their briefs, and the case has a complicated factual background, we consider a single question to be dispositive: Did the arbitrator exceed his authority by interpreting the agreement in a manner violative of the law? We answer the question in the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- State v. KruseWisconsin Supreme Court · 1981
- Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission v. Teamsters Local No. 563Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
- City of Oshkosh v. Oshkosh Public Library Clerical & Maintenance Employees Union Local 796-AWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
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- City of Madison v. Madison Professional Police Officers Ass'nWisconsin Supreme Court · 1988