University of Alaska v. University of Alaska Classified Employees Ass'n

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The question presented here is whether the University of Alaska Classified Employees Association (Union) waived its right to collectively bargain a restrictive smoking policy adopted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). When the Union filed an unfair labor practice complaint asserting that the smoking policy was a mandatory subject of collective bargaining, the Alaska Labor Relations Agency (ALRA) concluded that the union had contractually waived bargaining on the subject. The superior court held that there was no waiver. We conclude that the…