Appeal of the City of Manchester

The petitioner, the City of Manchester, appeals the decision of the New Hampshire Public Employee Labor Relations Board (board) holding that a grievance filed against it by the respondent, the Manchester Police Patrolman’s Association, was arbitrable. We reverse.

The board made the following findings of fact. The petitioner is a public employer within the meaning of RSA 273-A:l, X (1987). The respondent is the duly certified bargaining unit for police officers *387employed by the petitioner. The petitioner and the respondent are parties to a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for the period…