Fairbanks AFL-CIO Crafts Council v. City of Fairbanks

OPINION

The primary question on this appeal is whether the meaning of the termination clause in a collective bargaining agreement should have been submitted to arbitration. The clause provided:

1.1 This Agreement shall become effective as of April 1, 1977, and shall remain in effect until July 1, 1979. It shall remain in effect from April 1, 1977 to July 1, 1979 unless changed, amended or terminated as provided in Section 1.2. Increased benefits shall be paid retroactively to April 1, 1977 or to date of employment, if subsequent to April 1, 1977, to those persons currently employed under the…