Philadelphia Housing Authority v. American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, District Council 33, Local 934

OPINION BY

Judge LEADBETTER.

The Philadelphia Housing Authority (Authority) appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (common pleas), which denied the Authority’s petition to vacate the arbitration award reinstating Thomas Mitchell after the Authority had terminated him for sexual harassment of a co-employee. We are once again faced with the issue of whether the arbitration award draws its essence from the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). After review, we reverse.

On October 23, 2002, Mitchell, a member of the American Federation of State,…