UE LOCAL 893/IOWA v. SCHMITZ

No. 96-1812.

576 N.W.2d 357 (1998)

UE LOCAL 893/IOWA UNITED PROFESSIONALS, Appellant, v. Dale L. SCHMITZ, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 25, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew Glasson of Glasson, Sole, McManus & Combs, P.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and Diane M. Stahle, Special Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and HARRIS, LAVORATO, NEUMAN, and TERNUS, JJ.


LAVORATO, Justice.

This appeal presents the following question: When a public employment collective bargaining agreement provides for binding arbitration of grievances, do arbitrators have the authority to issue a subpoena duces tecum? In a union's application to enforce such a subpoena, the district court decided no authority exists to issue the subpoena. We disagree. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I. Facts.

A collective bargaining...

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