Legal Opinion

Manatee Education Ass'n v. School Board of Manatee County

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 26, 1981No. 80-1944PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RYDER, Judge.

Manatee Education Association appeals from an order staying contractual arbitration of a dispute alleging that the lower court lacked authority to stay the proceeding in its present posture. We agree and reverse.

A dispute arose between the parties regarding the meaning of a section of the collective bargaining agreement concerning priority of currently employed teachers in seeking intersystem transfer to vacancies. Appellant Association filed a grievance regarding the dispute and commenced binding arbitration under a portion of the collective bargaining agreement which provided:

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. LAKE COUNTY EDN. ASS'N v. School Bd. of Lake CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
  2. Leon County Classroom Teachers Ass. v. School Board of Leon CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Kimbrell & Hamann, PA v. Popham, Haik, Schnobrich & Kaufman, Ltd.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  2. City of Lake Worth v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 323District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  3. City of Lake Worth v. Lake Worth Fire Fighters Union, Local 2817, International Ass'n of Fire FightersDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992

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