Legal Opinion

AFSCME, Council 15, Local 3153 v. Town of Newtown

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided July 21, 1998No. AC 17053PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

SPEAR, J.

In this appeal, the plaintiff, AFSCME, Council 15, Local 3153, asserts that the trial court improperly confirmed the ruling by the state board of mediation and arbitration (board) that the dispute between the parties was not arbitrable. The plaintiff claims that the question of whether the dispute was arbitrable was never properly before the board because (1) the defendant, the town of Newtown, waived its right to raise that issue by proposing a submission that was addressed to the merits of the dispute and (2) the board relinquished its authority to decide whether the *445dispute…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Bic Pen Corporation v. Local No. 134Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
  2. Metropolitan District Commission v. American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, Council 4, Local 184Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
  3. City of New Britain v. Connecticut State Board of Mediation & ArbitrationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
  4. City of New Haven v. Local 884, Council 4, AFSCMESupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
  5. Town of East Hartford v. East Hartford Municipal Employees Union, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1988

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Exley v. Connecticut Yankee Greyhound Racing, Inc.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2000
  2. Ronald E. Fayer v. Town of Middlebury, Edward St. John, First Selectman, and Eric Ianantuoni, Administrative AssistantCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
  3. JCV Investment Group, Inc. v. ManjoneyConnecticut Appellate Court · 2000
  4. Local 1042, C. 4 v. Norwalk Bd. of Educ., No. Cv99 0173278 S (May 23, 2000)Connecticut Superior Court · 2000

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