Legal Opinion
In Re the Arbitration Between Johnson City Professional Firefighters Local 921 & Village of Johnson City
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 17, 2011No. 191PublishedCited by 10 opinions
POINTS OF COUNSEL
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Pigott, J.
The issue on appeal is whether the parties are required to arbitrate the meaning of a “no-layoff’ clause in their collective *36bargaining agreement. Given the particular contract in this case, we conclude that they are not.
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On May 22, 2008, the Village of Johnson City and Johnson City Professional Fire Fighters, Local 921 IAFF executed a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for a term running from June 1, 2006 through May 31, 2011. The CBA contains a no-layoff clause that states, in full: “A. The Village shall not lay-off any member of the bargaining unit during…
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- In re the Arbitration between Johnson City Professional Firefighters Local 921 & Village of Johnson CityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
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