Juniata-Mifflin Counties Area Vocational-Technical School v. Corbin

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

We must determine whether the common pleas court erred in vacating an arbitration award on the ground that the grievance was not subject to arbitration. Because we find that the job security provisions of the Public School Code (Code), 24 P.S. §§ 1122-1123, are incorporated by reference into the collective bargaining agreement (Agreement), the arbitration award derived its essence from the Agreement. Thus, the grievance filed by Appellant is arbitrable and the Commonwealth Court erred in affirming the decision of the lower court.

Appellant, Robert W. Corbin, has been…