Legal Opinion
City of Lewiston v. Lewiston Firefighters Ass'n, IAG, Local No. 785
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 30, 1993PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATHEN, Chief Justice.
Plaintiff City of Lewiston (the City) appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Androscoggin County, Delahanty, C.J.) affirming an arbitrator’s award in favor of defendant Lewiston Firefighters Association, IAF, Local #785 (the Union), the bargaining agent for firefighters employed by the Lewiston Fire Department. On appeal the City argues that the arbitrator exceeded his authority by impermissibly modifying the collective bargaining agreement, and violated public policy by requiring it to agree to minimum manning levels that are unrelated to workload or safety. We…
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