Borough of Keyport v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 68

In this appeal we review whether three municipalities were required to negotiate with union representatives before taking layoff actions that negatively impacted the hours and wages of affected employees. Two of the municipalities imposed on certain units of public employees mandatory, but temporary, layoffs, in the form of a reduced number of work days over a specified period of time, without negotiating those actions with union representatives. The third municipality eliminated as part of an overall layoff plan three full-time clerical positions and replaced them with part-time positions;…