City of Cleveland v. Laborers Int'l Union Local 1099

TIM McCORMACK, J.:

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, the city of Cleveland appeals from the trial court's order of December 16, 2016, in which the trial court awarded Laborers' International Union of North America, Local Union No. 1099 ("Local 1099" or "the union") reasonable and demonstrable lost back pay in the amount of $309,797.86 following an arbitration award in favor of the union. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Procedural History

{¶ 2} Local 1099 is an organization whose workers maintain public parks and malls and other public areas. In 2006, Local 1099 filed a grievance against the…