DocketNumber: No. CV98 0411708 S
Citation Numbers: 1998 Conn. Super. Ct. 1885, 22 Conn. L. Rptr. 692
Judges: PITTMAN, JUDGE.
Filed Date: 8/19/1998
Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 7/5/2016
On May 28, 1996, the plaintiff was terminated from his CT Page 1886 employment with Yale. As a union member, he was entitled to pursue certain remedies set forth in the collective bargaining agreement to contest his termination. Eventually the union, on Mr. Crim's behalf, took the matter to arbitration. On March 6, 1998, the arbitrator rendered her decision upholding the university's action.
On April 6, 1998, the plaintiff filed this application to vacate the award.
The law regarding the right of a union member to challenge an arbitration award is well-settled. State and federal courts must apply federal labor law in deciding disputes arising from private sector collective bargaining agreements. Teamsters Local 174 v.Lucas Flour Co.,
The plaintiff lacks standing here. Accordingly, the motions of the defendants to dismiss this application are granted.
PITTMAN, J.