City of Albany v. Public Employment Relations Board

When a dispute concerning salary and working conditions arose in the course of collective bargaining negotiations between the Albany Permanent Professional Firefighters Assn. (APPFA) and the City of Albany and reached an impasse, it was referred to compulsory arbitration pursuant to subdivision 4 of section 209 of the Civil Service Law. The decision of the arbitrators handed down on September 11, 1975 favored the APPFA. When the city neglected or refused to implement the decision made, APPFA moved before Mr. Justice Cobb to confirm the award pursuant to CPLR article 75 and for mandamus…