Legal Opinion
Local 446, Professional Firefighters Ass'n v. City of Aberdeen
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided September 28, 1978No. Nos. 11982, 12025PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PORTER, Justice.
CASE SUMMARY
Under the Public Employee Union Law, SDCL 3-18, a union sought formal recognition by the City of Aberdeen as the bargaining representative for all city firemen, except the Chief and assistant chiefs. The City refused, asserting that the firemen could be represented by the same union which the City had already recognized as the bargaining representative for certain other city employees.
After hearing under SDCL 3-18-4, the Director of the Division of Labor and Management Relations authorized the firemen *140to proceed as a separate bargaining unit. On the City’s appeal…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- City of Davenport v. Public Employment Relations BoardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
- Piper v. Neighborhood Youth Corps.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1976
- City of Grand Island v. American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIONebraska Supreme Court · 1971
- Local Union No. 647, International Ass'n of Fire Fighters v. City of Grand IslandNebraska Supreme Court · 1976
- City of Des Moines v. Public Employment Relations BoardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
3Cited by4 opinions
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