Florida Public Employees Council 79 v. State

Florida Public Employees Council 79, AFSCME, AFL-CIO (the union) appeals a final order of the Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC) that summarily dismissed an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge filed by it against the State of Florida. The union alleged that the state had committed a ULP by refusing to arbitrate a grievance concerning the layoff of certain personnel of the Department of *122Children and Families contrary to the procedure established in the parties’ collective bargaining agreement (CBA) which incorporated the provisions of Florida Administrative Code Rule 60K-17, governing…