LEEBA, 18 OCB2d 7 (BCB 2025)
The City challenged the arbitrability of a grievance alleging that the Department of Sanitation violated the Citywide Agreement by unilaterally reducing the base salaries of certain employees and recouping an alleged overpayment. The City argued that the Union failed to establish the requisite nexus between the subject of the grievance and the Citywide Agreement. The Board found that the Union had not obtained authorization to seek arbitration under the Citywide Agreement from the Citywide representative and thus lacked standing to proceed with its claim. Accordingly, the Board found the issue could not proceed to arbitration.