American Federation of State v. Board of County Commissioners

OPINION

FRY, Judge.

{1} Plaintiffs, the exclusive bargaining representatives for unionized public employees of Bernalillo County, appeal the district court’s order denying their request for declaratory and injunctive relief against the Board of County Commissioners of Bernalillo County. Plaintiffs sought a declaration that Bernalillo County was not entitled to “grandfather” status under the Public Employee Bargaining Act (PEBA), NMSA 1978, § 10-7E-26(A) (2003), and that they were therefore not required to adjudicate labor disputes before the Bernalillo County Labor-Management Relations Board…