MATTER OF ARBITRATION BETWEEN BD. OF EDUC. & WATERTOWN EDUC


93 N.Y.2d 132 (1999)

710 N.E.2d 1064

688 N.Y.S.2d 463

In the Matter of the Arbitration between BOARD OF EDUCATION OF WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Respondent, and WATERTOWN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, Appellant. In the Matter of the Arbitration between INDIAN RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, Respondent, and THOMAS PASSINO, as President of Indian River Education Association, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 1, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrence F. Nieman, Albany, and James R. Sandner for appellants in the first and second above-entitled proceedings.

O'Hara & O'Connell, P. C., Syracuse (Dennis G. O'Hara and James P. Evans of counsel), for respondent in the first above-entitled proceeding.

Ferrara, Fiorenza, Larrison, Barrett & Reitz, P. C., East Syracuse (Craig M. Atlas and Marc H. Reitz of counsel), for respondent in the second above-entitled proceeding.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges BELLACOSA, SMITH, LEVINE, CIPARICK and WESLEY concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ROSENBLATT, J.

The questions of law common to the two appeals before us involve public sector arbitration under the Taylor Law. In each appeal the ultimate question is whether the claimed grievance is arbitrable, but the cases raise broader concerns that involve presumptions relating to arbitrability in the public sector, the respective roles of courts and arbitrators, and an examination...

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