Office Of The Attorney General V. Council 13

In this appeal we are asked to determine whether the Commonwealth Court improperly vacated a labor arbitrator's award rendered pursuant to the parties' collective bargaining agreement and the Pennsylvania Public Employe Relations Act ("PERA"). *fn1 For the reasons more fully stated below, we reaffirm the deferential standard of review of grievance arbitration awards to be used by appellate courts under PERA; conclude that the Commonwealth Court improperly vacated the arbitrator's award under that standard; and reinstate the award.