Roeber v. State, Department of Institutions

The State of Montana, Department of Institutions and Montana Developmental Center appeal from the judgment of the District Court for the Fifth Judicial District, Jefferson County, granting respondents’ petition for declaratory judgment. We reverse and remand.

Respondents are employees of the Montana Developmental Center in Boulder. The Developmental Center is operated by the Department of Institutions. There are both union and non-union employees at the Developmental Center. Union employees are subject to a collective bargaining agreement from which respondents, as non-union employees, are…