Kalish v. Illinois Education Association

This is an appeal from a trial court order dismissing plaintiff Edward M. Kalish’s petition to stay enforcement of and to vacate an arbitrator’s award in favor of defendant, Illinois Education Association (IEA).

The record discloses that Kalish, after approximately 12 years’ employment with the IEA, entered into a written agreement with the IEA on January 14, 1982. The agreement provided that Kalish’s IEA employment would terminate and IEA would pay him monthly temporary disability benefits as provided in its retirement plan, until he qualified for permanent benefits. Arbitration of disputes…