National Education Ass'n-Topeka, Inc. v. U.S.D. 501

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.:

This is an appeal by Unified School District No. 501 (Board) from a trial court’s finding that it had committed a prohibited practice by unilaterally issuing contracts for the 1978-1979 school year prior to the completion of negotiations between the Board and NEA-Topeka, the professional employees organization (Association).

On December 1, 1977, both parties exchanged their proposals for negotiation. Between that date and August, 1978, when the events giving rise to this appeal occurred, the parties negotiated, reached impasse and filed several…