Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission v. Teamsters Local No. 563

The majority concludes that the arbitrator exceeded his powers when he determined that the discharge of Robbins was not for just cause. I respectfully dissent. I believe that the arbitrator acted pursuant to the authority granted him by the collective bargaining agreement and that the majority is improperly substituting its judgment on the merits of the matter for that of the arbitrator.1

*615The collective bargaining agreement was entered into pursuant to the Municipal Employment Relations Act, secs. 111.70-111.77, Stats. Sec. 111.70(1) (d), Stats., defines collective bargaining to include…