National Education Ass'n v. Unified School District No. 501

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

The plaintiffs filed this action to force the defendant to submit to arbitration under a collective bargaining agreement. The Shawnee Coiinty District Court granted summary judgment to the plaintiffs, finding that the agreement required the defendant to submit to arbitration. The defendant appeals.

The individual plaintiffs in this case, Duane Pomeroy, Mari John, Káthy Fox, and Nancy Meschke, are employed by Unified School District 501 (U.S.D. 501). Duane Pomeroy is employed as an Adult Homeless Literacy Program Instructor. Mari John is…