Harkins v. Driscoll

The plaintiffs, at the inception of this action, were Lieutenants Edwin S. Harkins and Raymond Griswold and Sergeant Melvin W. Jet- more, Sr., of the city of New London police department. They sought injunctive relief pending arbitration proceedings to determine their rights under the collective bargaining agreement between the policemen’s union and the city of New London. The arbitration was to review two matters: first, whether the promotion of a sergeant with less seniority than the plaintiffs to the position of captain violated the collective bargaining agreement; and second, whether a…