In re the Arbitration between Board of Education Malone Central School District & Malone Central Teachers Ass'n

Greenblott, J. P.

The appellant Association is the duly certified representative for teachers in the Malone Central School District and has entered into collective bargaining agreements with the district. The contract in controversy was to expire on June 30, 1974; this contract contained a four-step grievance procedure culminating in binding arbitration upon the request of the association.

This controversy stems from the elimination by the board, on July 2, 1974, of staff positions of the dental hygiene program, after the proposed school budget was defeated by the voters. On July 10, 1974, the…