Legal Opinion
City of Fort Smith v. Arkansas State Council No. 38
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided October 21, 1968No. 5-4736PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
George Rose Smith, Justice.
Under Amendment 34 to the Arkansas Constitution municipal employees have the right to belong to labor unions, but they do not have the right to strike against the government. Potts v. Hay, 229 Ark. 830, 318 S.W. 2d 826 (1958). The principal question here is whether a city is under a duty to engage in collective bargaining with a union representing city employees. This appeal is from a decree holding that the city must bargain in good faith with the union representatives. The other issues in the case are of comparatively minor importance.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Norwalk Teachers' Ass'n v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
- City of Springfield v. ClouseSupreme Court of Missouri · 1947
- Miami Water Works Local No. 654 v. City of MiamiSupreme Court of Florida · 1946
- Nutter v. City of Santa MonicaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1946
- Local 266, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power DistrictArizona Supreme Court · 1954
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3Cited by21 opinions
- City of Biddeford Ex Rel. Board of Education v. Biddeford Teachers Ass'nSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
- Wilson v. Pulaski Ass'n of Classroom TeachersSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
- Retail Clerks Local 187 AFL-CIO v. University of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 1975
- Maryland Classified Employees Ass'n v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Minneapolis Star & Tribune Co. v. Housing & Redevelopment Authority ex rel. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
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