Service Employees International Union, Local 6 v. Superintendent of Public Instruction

The Service Employees International Union, Local 6 (SEIU) appeals from the trial court's dismissal of its declaratory judgment action. SEIU contends that the trial court erred by finding that a salary increase provision of a 1982 collective bargaining agreement between SEIU and South Central School District 406 exceeded the statutorily established ceiling for school district employee salary increases. We conclude that the collective bargaining agreement complied with the applicable statutory provisions and we reverse.

In December 1980, SEIU and the District entered into a collective bargaining…