Appeal of Hinsdale Federation of Teachers

Memorandum Opinion

BROCK, C.J.

The Hinsdale School District (school district) and the Hinsdale Federation of Teachers, NEA-New Hampshire (federation) commenced negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) in 1989. A tentative agreement was presented to the voters in February 1990 and again in March 1990. In both cases, the voters refused to fund the cost items, and negotiations continued thereafter.

In March 1990, the federation held a meeting at which the teachers voted to limit their activities. The teachers made lists of activities that they believed they were not expressly…