School Committee of Lowell v. Local 159

Agnes, A. J.

This is a civil action filed by the plaintiff School Committee of the City of Lowell against defendant Local 159, S.E.I.U., the exclusive bargaining representative for the members of the cafeteria staff of the City of Lowell, to vacate the award of an arbitrator. See G.L.c. 150C, §§10 & 11. The parties proceeded to arbitration on the basis of a stipulation that the issue was whether the plaintiff violated the collective bargaining agreement when it required cafeteria workers on injured leave to return to work to perform “light duty.” The collective bargaining agreement is silent…