CWA Local 1044 v. Chief Justice of Supreme Court

In this matter it is contended that the Court is compelled, by virtue of its decision in Passaic County Probation Officers’ Association v. County of Passaic, 73 N.J. 247, 374 A.2d 449 (1977), to include in collective negotiations with judicial employee organizations the issue of agency fees in accordance with N.J.S.A. 34:13A-5.5(a). The statutory provision requires the public employer, here the judiciary, if requested by the employees’ union, to negotiate in good faith whether the substantial equivalent of union dues — “agency fees” — shall be paid, through payroll deductions, by non-union…