In re the Arbitration between County of Broome

Yesawich, Jr., J.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Fischer, J.), entered August 21, 1984 in Broome County, which denied petitioner’s application pursuant to CPLR 7503 to stay arbitration between the parties and granted respondent’s cross petition to compel arbitration.

Petitioners and respondent were parties to a collective bargaining agreement governing the terms and conditions of employment of most employees of the Broome County Sheriff’s Department. Article 7 of the agreement establishes procedures to be followed in resolving grievances or disputes “over the…