Alcaraz v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

Because I disagree with the majority’s conclusion that the Borough of Palo Alto had a duty to engage in collective bargaining with its single-member police department, I dissent.

I agree that an employee in a one person department, like Appellant, is entitled to designate a representative to act for him in negotiating his employment contract. As set forth by the majority, the Ninth Circuit, in discussing the National Labor Relations Act, has noted that the right of a single employee to designate a representative to act for him is in no way limited since this right existed prior to the NLRA’s…