Natick School Committee v. Education Ass'n

Plaintiff, Natick School Committee (“Committee”), brings an action pursuant to G.L.c. 150C, §2(b) (1992 ed.) to stay the arbitration of grievances brought by the defendant, Education Association of Natick (“Association”). Plaintiff claims that these grievances are not arbitrable based on: 1) an expressed exclusion in the collective bargaining agreement between the parties and 2) conflicting statutes which make the hiring decisions in this case nondelegable and thus not arbitrable.

The defendant argues that since the grievances involve the meaning, application, or interpretation of the…