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LOCAL 589 v. NEWBURGH

116 A.D.2d 396 (1986)

Local 589, International Association of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO, Respondent, v. City of Newburgh, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

April 21, 1986

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Kavanaugh, Corporation Counsel (William F. Ketcham on the brief), for appellant.

Crain & Rones, P. C. (Joseph P. Rones of counsel), for respondent.

MOLLEN, P. J., and NIEHOFF, J., concur with LAZER, J.; RUBIN, J., concurs insofar as the appeal from the order is dismissed but otherwise dissents and votes to reverse the judgment insofar as appealed from, and to vacate that portion of an award of a public arbitration panel which amended article XXIV of a collective bargaining agreement between the parties.

LAZER, J.

At issue is the validity of a collective bargaining provision which under certain circumstances confers upon a private physician selected by mutual agreement of the parties the power to decide whether a fire fighter sustained a job-related illness or injury for purposes of establishing eligibility for benefits pursuant to General Municipal Law § 207-a. We conclude that the provision is a valid...

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