Dayton v. International Assoc. of Firefighters, Local 136

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 2746

Syllabus

The litigants, a municipality and a union, are parties to a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) which, among other things, governs union members' overtime compensation. The parties, as required by the CBA, submitted an overtime dispute to binding arbitration with the arbitrator ruling in the union's favor. The trial court vacated the arbitration award finding that the arbitrator, by ignoring unambiguous contractual language, exceeded his authority. The arbitrator's decision is consistent with a reasonable, appropriate interpretation of the contested contractual language thus, the arbitrator did not exceed his authority. Judgment reversed and remanded.