Court Opinion

ID: 9629470
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 09:43:18.642368+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:07:19.740700
License: Public Domain

SCHWAB, C. J.,
specially concurring.
I agree with the result but not the reasoning of the majority opinion.
Generally speaking, when a labor contract is ambiguous as to the scope of arbitrability, the decision on that issue is for the arbitrator. Portland Teachers v. School Dist., 27 Or App 247, 555 P2d 943 (1976). As the majority agrees, when the contract is clear on its face as to what issues are arbitrable, the determination of arbitrability is for the court — not an arbitrator. Here *273the grievance procedures in the contract which culminate in binding arbitration clearly cover discipline. They equally clearly do not cover dismissal.
Tanzer, J., joins in this specially concurring opinion.