Burlington Area Public Employees Union, Local 1343 v. Champlain Water District

The Champlain Water District appeals from an order of the Vermont Labor Relations Board ordering it generally to refrain from conducting Step III grievance hearings without the presence of grievants and their union representatives during management’s presentation, and ordering it to offer to grievant George Hedenberg and the Burlington Area Public Employees Union in the instant case the opportunity to attend a grievance meeting so conducted. We reverse and remand with direction for the Board to defer to the arbitration provided for in the collective bargaining agreement (agreement).

Grievant…