Port Huron Area School District v. Port Huron Education Ass'n

The question presented concerns the limited scope of judicial review of labor arbitration awards in situations in which it is claimed that the arbitrator exceeded his contractual authority-in granting an award. We hold that, in the present case, in light of the express contractual limitations upon arbitral jurisdiction and authority reflected in the arbitration agreement, the award is unenforceable. In granting the award, the arbitrator clearly exceeded the scope of his authority as expressly circumscribed in the arbitration contract.

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In accordance with the labor agreement between the Port…