Greeley Police Union v. City Council of Greeley

The principal issue in this appeal is the validity of a Greeley (the city) city charter amendment providing collective bargaining and compulsory, binding arbitration of all unresolved municipal-police union labor disputes arising from collective bargaining.

This action was originally commenced by plaintiffs-appellants Greeley Police Union (the union). The union sought to compel the city to submit to an election an initiative measure amending the Greeley City Charter. The city argued that the proposed amendment was unconstitutional; the district court agreed and dismissed the complaint. The…