City of Newburgh v. Newman

OPINION OF THE COURT

Staley, Jr., J.

On February 17, 1978, respondent John E. Brady, Jr., the president of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association of New-burgh, Inc. (P.B.A.), and a member of the Newburgh Police Department, filed an improper practice charge against the Police Commissioner of the City of Newburgh alleging that the public employer had committed an improper practice by questioning a union officer, Brady, regarding his observations of and communications with a union member who had sought advice and assistance concerning disciplinary charges being made against him. Brady is also a…