Yonkers School Crossing Guard Union of Westchester Chapter v. City of Yonkers

Memorandum. Order of the Appellate Division affirmed, with costs.

Section (B) of article 9 of the collective agreement provides "Present members may be removed for cause but will not be removed as a result of Post elimination.”

This clause is not a "job security” clause in the sense of those considered in Matter of Board of Educ. v Yonkers Federation of Teachers (40 NY2d 268) and Matter of Burke v Bowen (40 NY2d 264), decided herewith. In those cases, the job security clauses were explicit, unambiguous and comprehensive. In contrast, the instant clause is ambiguous and most likely was included…