Northwest Area School District v. Northwest Area Education Ass'n

OPINION BY

President Judge LEADBETTER.

The Northwest Area School District appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County, which denied the School District’s petition to vacate an arbitration award. In that award, the arbitrator sustained the Association’s 1 grievance, concluding that the School District violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) when it failed to move bargaining unit members to the appropriate salary step and column at the beginning of the 2005-06 school year. On appeal, the School District contends that: (1) the award fails to “draw its essence”…