Greater Nanticoke Area School District v. Greater Nanticoke Area Education Ass'n

LEADBETTER, Judge.

The Greater Nantieoke Area School District appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County, which denied its petition to vacate the arbitration award adjudging the school district in violation of the “no furlough” provision of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for demoting ten teachers to part-time positions. The school district contends that the award does not draw its essence from the CBA because the arbitrator improperly relied upon parol evidence to interpret the parties’ intent regarding the meaning of the word “furlough.” For the reasons…