Kollodge v. State

OPINION

MOORE, Justice.

This suit arises out of the dismissal of Kenneth Kollodge from his position as Wage and Hour Investigator for the State Department of Labor. Kollodge was covered by the collective bargaining agreement between the Alaska Public Employees Association (APEA) and the State of Alaska, and grieved his termination in ac cordance with the grievance procedure contained in the agreement. After a hearing before the Commissioner of Administration at which his grievance was denied, and after the APEA denied Kollodge’s request to arbitrate his grievance, Kollodge brought suit in…