Decision 1521E – Willits Unified School District
SF-CE-2254-E
Decision Date: May 8, 2003
Decision Type: PERB Decision
Description: The Board dismissed charge which alleged that arbitrator’s award was repugnant to EERA.
Disposition: Dismissed. Arbitrator’s decision finding language of the contract ambiguous and relying instead upon past practice was not “palpably wrong,” and therefore not repugnant to EERA.
Perc Vol: 27
Perc Index: 70
Decision Headnotes
1102.02000 – Post Arbitration; Repugnancy
Arbitrator’s decision finding language of the contract ambiguous and relying instead upon past practice was not “palpably wrong.” Where a claim of unilateral change is grounded in the contract, and there is no suggestion that the arbitrator failed to consider all of the evidence relevant to the alleged repudiation of the contractual provisions, the arbitrator’s award is not repugnant to EERA.