Nebraska Ass'n of Public Employees v. Game & Parks Commission

*884White, J.

This is an appeal by the Nebraska Association of Public Employees (NAPE) from two orders of the Commission of Industrial Relations (CIR) dismissing NAPE’s amended petitions for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

NAPE is the certified, exclusive bargaining agent for the employees of the Game and Parks Commission and the Department of Roads. Appellant submitted proposals for the 1984-85 contracts. The appellee also submitted proposals and counterproposals in each case. The parties met several times but failed to reach an agreement, due to conflicting legal opinions regarding what…