Appeal of Hinsdale Federation of Teachers

This case is before us on appeal from a ruling of the New Hampshire Public Employee Labor Relations Board (PELRB), determining that on October 4, 1988, petitioner Hinsdale Federation of Teachers (HFT) changed its State union affiliation from the New Hampshire Federation of Teachers (NHFT) to the National Education Association-New Hampshire (NEA-NH), and that, consequently, the NHFT is entitled to certain dues payments collected by the Hinsdale School Board (school board) before that date. The PELRB reached this decision after declaring moot the question of whether a local school district…