Legal Opinion
City of Newburgh v. Newman
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 17, 1987PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Simons, J.
The narrow issue presented by this appeal is whether the statutory requirement of compulsory arbitration found in Civil Service Law § 209 (4) applies to "interest” disputes arising during the term of a collective bargaining agreement. We hold that it does.
In 1981, at a time when petitioner City of Newburgh and respondent International Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO, had in force between them a collective bargaining agreement, the city twice reduced the number of firefighters working each shift. The union acknowledged that the existing agreement authorized…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. BurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Board of Education v. Yonkers Federation of TeachersNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- West Irondequoit Teachers Ass'n v. HelsbyNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Burke v. BowenNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Matter of City of Newburgh v. Pub. Employment Relations Bd. of the State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by9 opinions
- In Re the Arbitration Between Board of Education of Watertown City School District & Watertown Education Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
- MATTER OF ROMA v. RuffoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
- County of Erie v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Glens Falls Police Benevolent Ass'n v. New York State Public Employment Relations BoardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- City of Syracuse v. Public Employment Relations BoardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
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