Appeal of City of Bethlehem v. City of Bethlehem

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

City of Bethlehem (Appellant) seeks review of an award of an arbitrator pursuant to Pa. R.J.A. No. 2101. Appellant alleges that it “does not possess the legal authority to include a provision in the collective bargaining agreement requiring that all unresolved disputes under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement be submitted to arbitration” and “[e]ven if the Arbitrator had jurisdiction to render his award, the same did not draw its essence from the basic agreement.”

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