State, Department of Administration v. Public Employees Relations Board

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Six, J.:

This first impression case arises from the attempts of classified state employees to bargain. The perimeters of conflict surround the tension between die Public Employee-Employer Relations Act (PEERA), K.S.A. 75-4321 et seq., and the Kansas Department of Administration (KDA) under die Civil Service Act, K.S.A. 75-2925 et seq.

The instant case involves a dispute between the KDA and the Kansas Association of Public Employees (KAPE), representing organized units of service and maintenance employees at Kansas State University (KSU) and Pittsburg…