Case: Labor Relations/Arbitration (Conn.)

A trial court did not err in granting an AFSCME local’s application to confirm an arbitration award that reinstated a fired union member to her position as executive director of the New Haven Commission on Equal Opportunities, and in denying the city’s application to vacate the award on public policy grounds, the Connecticut Supreme Court holds. New Haven, Conn. claimed that the award violated public policy because the executive director allegedly violated state and local laws—by soliciting donations in lieu of fines from contractors and setting up a private company—in her role overseeing construction contracts and compliance with local ordinances ...