In re the Arbitration between County of Dutchess & Dutchess County Employees Unit

Appeal (transferred to this court by order of the Appellate Division, Second Department) from an order of the Supreme Court (Jiudice, J.), entered January 17, 1990 in Dutchess County, which granted petitioner’s application pursuant to CPLR 7503 to stay arbitration between the parties.

*810This proceeding arises out of a demand for arbitration served upon petitioner by respondent on behalf of Leslie Davies, an employee of petitioner, alleging that Davies, as a probation officer trainee, was not receiving the proper amount of salary. Notably, in February 1987, titles of the probation department were…