Maquoketa Valley Community School District v. Maquoketa Valley Education Ass'n

REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

Maquoketa Valley Community School District appeals from a district court judgment validating a collective bargaining arbitration decision rendered pursuant to section 20.22, The Code 1975. We reverse and remand.

Plaintiff District is a public employer within the meaning of the Public Employment Relations Act. Defendant Maquoketa Valley Education Association is the employee organization representing the District’s teachers, guidance counselors and librarians.

In September, 1975, the District and Association began negotiations to reach their first collective bargaining…