In Cove v. Rosenblatt (148 AD2d 411 [2d Dept 1989]), the controversy stemmed from a dispute between the parties that was subject to arbitration under the collective bargaining agreement. The employer alleged that certain members of the petitioner organizations had exceeded their allotments of employee organization leave time and sought a reimbursement of time or monetary compensation through payroll deductions from these allegedly offending members prior to an arbitrator's resolution of the merits of the dispute. The Court found that the granting of the injunction was appropriate to maintain the status quo pending the decision of the arbitrator and "to preserve the efficacy of [a] potential arbitral award." (Id. at 412.)