International Ass'n of Fire Fighters v. City of Scranton

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Local Union No. 669 of the International Association of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO, appeals a Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas order, which vacated a portion of a labor arbitrator’s award, involving an interpretation of a provision in the collective bargaining agreement between the union and the City of Scranton.1 The court ruled that the arbitrator improperly ordered the city to maintain a minimum complement of 215 regularly, appointed fire fighters.

The disputed2 provision of the agreement is Article XVIII, Section 1, which provides in relevant part:

The City agrees…