Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 880 v. New Jersey Transit Bus Operations, Inc.

In this appeal, we review an appellate judgment that upended an arbitration panel’s determination that a probationary employee of New Jersey Transit Bus Operations, Inc. (NJ Transit) could not grieve his dismissal under the extant collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The arbitrators’ award in NJ Transit’s favor dismissed the grievance. Because we conclude that the arbitration panel properly engaged in its appropriate role as interpreter of the CBA’s pertinent provisions, we defer to and uphold the arbitrator's’ reasonable ultimate determination. We therefore reverse the contrary judgment of…