State ex rel. IUOE v. Cleveland

Relator, the InternationalUnion of Operating Engineers, Locals 18, 18A, 18B, 18C, 18RA, AFLCIO (hereinafter the "Union"), is seeking a writ of mandamus to compel respondent, the City of Cleveland (hereinafter the "City"), to pay wages to its Union employees, the construction equipment operators and master mechanics in its water department, in accord with prevailing wages paid in private industry from May 1,1987 to the present. Because we find that the Union has an adequate remedy available within Chapter 4117, which governspublic employees' collective bargaining, we deny the writ of mandamus.

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