Legal Opinion
Fraternal Order of Police, Delaware-Wilmington Lodge No. 1 v. McLaughlin
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided April 10, 1981PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Justice:
This is an appeal by two public employee unions from an order of the Superior Court denying a petition for a writ of mandamus directed to the Mayor of the City of Wilmington. We are asked to review the methods by which an amendment to the Home Rule Charter of the City of Wilmington may be initiated.
I
The undisputed facts are these:
The Fraternal Order of Police, Delaware — Wilmington Lodge No. 1 (FOP) and the International Association of Firefighters, Local 1590 (Firefighters) seek an amendment to the Wilmington City Charter to provide binding arbitration for the settlement of…
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