Farrigan v. Helsby

The issue presented by this article 78 proceeding is whether the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) acted in an arbitrary manner when it held that the *953Monroe-Woodbury Board of Education did not commit an unfair labor practice by refusing to negotiate with petitioner concerning an “ agency shop ” proposal.

During the course of collective negotiations with the MonroeWoodbury Board of Education, the petitioner, a teacher’s association, submitted an item entitled “ Support of Exclusive Teacher Representative ” for negotiation. According to its terms, in order to retain his employment a…