In re Arbitration between Local Division 1179, Amalgamated Transit Union & Green Bus Lines, Inc.

In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR 7511 to vacate an arbitrator’s award, Green Bus Lines, Inc., appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, dated November 27, 1978, which, inter alia, granted the application and vacated the award of the "Impartial Chairman”. Judgment affirmed, with $50 costs and disbursements. Inasmuch as the agreement to arbitrate specifically stated that the arbitrator "shall not have the power or authority to amend, modify or change [the collective bargaining] agreement or any of its terms”, Special Term was correct in its determination that the arbitrator…