Pfau v. Public Employment Relations Board

Peters, J.P.

In April 2007, District Council 37, AFSCME, AFL-CIO (hereinafter the union) filed a petition for unit clarification and/or unit placement (see 4 NYCRR 201.2 [b]) with respondent seeking a determination that the job title “secretary to judge” in New York City was either a position already encompassed within the scope of the union or a position that should be placed in the union. Petitioner, as Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts of the Unified Court System (hereinafter UCS) and functioning as “ ‘public employer’ ” of the affected employees in the job title (Judiciary Law § 212…