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CITY OF MADISON v. FIREFIGHTERS

No. 85-0688.

133 Wis.2d 186 (1986)

394 N.W.2d 766

CITY OF MADISON, Petitioner-Respondent, v. LOCAL 311, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS, AFL-CIO, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided August 21, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Richard V. Graylow and Lawton & Cates of Madison.

For the petitioner-respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of Henry A. Gempeler, city attorney, and Larry W. O'Brien, assistant city attorney.

Brief of amicus curiae was filed by Bruce Meredith of Madison on behalf of Wisconsin Education Association Council.

Brief of amicus curiae was filed by Simon Karter and Kelly, Haus & Katz of Madison and behalf of Madison Teachers Incorporated.

Before Gartzke, P.J., Dykman and Eich, JJ.

GARTZKE, P.J.

Firefighters Local 311 appeals from a judgment vacating an arbitrator's award. The arbitrator directed the City of Madison to notify the union that members of the Fire Department represented by it need not live in the city as a condition of employment. The primary issue is whether the arbitrator manifestly disregarded the law. We conclude he did not and reverse.

Article 25 of the city's labor agreement with Firefighters Local 311 provides:

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