Service Employees International Union, Local 199 v. State of Iowa, Iowa Board of Regents

APPEL, Justice (dissenting).

I view the issues in this case differently than the majority. Application of ordinary rules of statutory interpretation, administrative law, and summary judgment compel the conclusion that the district court erred in granting summary judgment.

I. Overview of Issues.

The first question we must confront is whether Iowa Code chapter 20 permits a *80public employer to empower its representative to make a binding offer. I answer that question in the affirmative because the statute provides that a "public employer may designate any individual as its representative to engage…