Legal Opinion

In re the Arbitration between City of Kingston & Kingston Professional Fire Fighters Ass'n, Local 461

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 14, 2011Published

1Opinion of the Court

Lahtinen, J.P.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Cahill, J.), entered January 26, 2010 in Ulster County, which denied petitioners’ application pursuant to CPLR 7503 to stay arbitration between the parties.

Petitioner City of Kingston and respondent, the local firefighters union, entered into a collective bargaining agreement (hereinafter CBA) that runs for four years from the beginning of 2008 to the end of 2011. The CBA includes provisions for no layoffs during its term, minimum on-duty staffing levels, and an obligation that the City fill certain vacancies within 60 days. In May…

2Cases cited9 opinions

Board of Education v. Yonkers Federation of TeachersNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
New York City Transit Authority v. Transport Workers Union of America, Local 100New York Court of Appeals · 2002
County of Chautauqua v. Civil Service Employees Ass'n, Local 1000New York Court of Appeals · 2007
Burke v. BowenNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
City of New York v. Uniformed Fire Officers Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 2000

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