Engineers & Architects Ass'n v. Community Development Department

Opinion

KITCHING, J.

Introduction

This appeal arises from the denial of a petition to compel arbitration. The petition raised the question whether a collective bargaining agreement excluded from arbitration a managerial decision to lay off an employee because of lack of funding or lack of work. In answering this question, the trial court properly made factual findings in ruling on arbitrability. The contract, and substantial evidence, support the trial court’s ruling that this dispute was not arbitrable. We affirm the denial of the petition to compel arbitration.

Factual and Procedural Background

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