Lehigh County Community College Faculty Ass'n v. Lehigh County Community College

SMITH, Judge.

Lehigh County Community College Faculty Association (Association) and Dr. Haru Hirama (Hirama) appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County granting a petition for review of an arbitrator’s award filed by Lehigh County Community College (College) and affirming the decision of the College to impose a disciplinary suspension of ten days without pay upon Hirama. The sole issue in this appeal is whether the arbitrator, in deciding a grievance, exceeded his authority under a collective bargaining agreement by reducing Hira-ma’s disciplinary suspension from ten…