City of Coffeyville v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local No. 1523

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.

This appeal arises out of the private arbitration undertaken by the parties regarding the discharge of an émployee of the City of Coffeyville (City). The employee, Harry Thomas, was protected by the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement previously negotiated between the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1523 (IBEW) and the City pursuant to K.S.A. 75-4321. Under this contract, the issue of whether the City had “just cause” to terminate the employment of Thomas was submitted to arbitration before a private…