Appeal of Franklin Education Ass'n

The petitioner, the Franklin Education Association (the association), appeals a decision of the New Hampshire Public Employee Labor Relations Board (PELRB) ordering the association and the respondent, the Franklin Board of Education (the school board) to return to the negotiating table. We hold that the school board violated its duty to negotiate in good faith with the exclusive representative of the association, see RSA 273-A:5, 1(e), and therefore reverse and declare the teachers’ June 1990 contracts invalid. We also hold that the Franklin City Council (the council) did not impliedly ratify…