Case Name: County of Westchester et al., Appellants, v. Donald Mahoney, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1982-05-13
Citations: 56 N.Y.2d 756
Docket Number: 
Parties: County of Westchester et al., Appellants, v Donald Mahoney, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 56
Pages: 756–758

Head Matter:
County of Westchester et al., Appellants, v Donald Mahoney, Respondent.
Decided May 13, 1982
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Samuel S. Yasgur, County Attorney (Jane Bilus Gould of counsel), for appellant.
Daniel P. Levitt for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
On review of submissions pursuant to rule 500.2 (b) of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.2 [b]), order reversed, with costs, the petition to stay arbitration granted and the cross petition to compel arbitration dismissed. Our reading of the collective bargaining agreement as a whole establishes the parties' plain and unambiguous intent to limit the right to demand step 3 grievance arbitration to the college and the union. Accordingly, respondent faculty member's arbitration demand was without legal effect (cf. Matter of Horseheads Cent. School Dist. [Horsehead Teachers' Assn.], 55 NY2d 949).
Concur: Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer.