Civil Service Employees Ass'n v. New York State office of Mental Health

OPINION OF THE COURT

Weiss, J.

The genesis of this lawsuit, which seeks both declaratory and injunctive relief, is found in an April 10, 1991 memorandum issued by defendant Office of Mental Health (hereinafter OMH) containing policies and guidelines concerning reductions in its work force, i.e., employee layoffs. Although the scope of the memorandum is broad, plaintiff, the exclusive bargaining agent for approximately 130,000 State employees, including employees of OMH, has focused upon the policies and guidelines contained therein to be utilized to determine which employee will be laid off…