Social Services Union v. Alameda County Training & Employment Board

Opinion

HANING, J.

Appellant Social Services Union/American Federation of Nurses, SEIU Local 535, AFL-CIO appeals an order vacating that portion of an arbitrator’s award imposing a remedy for respondent public agency’s breach of their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Appellant’s sole contention is that the trial court erred in determining that the arbitrator exceeded the scope of his authority. We reverse.

Facts

Respondent, a public agency, and appellant entered into a MOU in July 1983 that governed the conditions of employment for certain of respondent’s employees, and established a grievance…