City of Everett v. International Brotherhood of Police Officers

Based upon his interpretation of the collective bargaining agreement between the city and the police unions, the arbitrator found that the city had violated the parties’ agreement by deducting ten percent of the cost of premiums for health maintenance organization (HMO) insurance from the pay of those officers insured under such plans and ordered the city to reimburse the officers for the deductions made during the fiscal year in dispute, 1991. A Superior Court judge determined that any error in the arbitrator’s decision was beyond the scope of judicial review and dismissed the city’s motion…