City

Plaintiff, Los Angeles Police Protective League, appeals from an order denying its petition to compel arbitration (Code Civ. Proc., § 1281.2) of a grievance arising from the suspension of a police officer.

The verified petition alleged: Plaintiff is the duly authorized and recognized bargaining agent for sworn police officers below the rank of lieutenant employed by defendant City of Los Angeles. Henry Quan is a sworn member of the city’s police department and a member of plaintiff league. Officer Quan was charged with having failed to take appropriate action when commission of a felony was brought to his attention while he was taking an authorized dinner break from his duties as police officer. Quan was found guilty of the charge by a Los Angeles Police Department board of rights and was suspended from his position for a period of 10 days. Pursuant to a memorandum of understanding adopted by plaintiff and the city, Quan filed a grievance claiming that the discipline was imposed “in violation of contract, [police] department rules and regulations, city ordinances, and other terms and conditions of employment.” The city’s employment relations ordinance requires…