Savage Public Schools v. Savage Education Ass'n

The Savage Education Association (SEA) and the Board of Personnel Appeals (the Board) appeal from the decision of the Richland County District Court reversing the Board’s order. The Board had found that the School District had committed an unfair labor practice in violation of section 39-31-401(5), MCA, by its refusal to submit a grievance to arbitration. The Board specifically stated that the School District enjoyed unfettered discretion in hiring decisions, but their failure to arbitrate the procedural conditions for nonrenewal of a nontenured teacher violated the collective bargining…