City of Billings v. Billings Firefighters Local No. 521

The Thirteenth Judicial District Court of Montana issued a judgment on August 11, 1981, affirming in part and reversing in part a March 26,1979, order of the Board of Personnel Appeals (BPA) establishing the membership of the Billings Fire Department’s bargaining unit. The BPA and the Billings Firefighters, Local #521, appeal the judgment of the District Court. We reverse the District Court in part and reinstate the March 26, 1979, order of the BPA.

*425The Montana Public Employees Collective Bargaining Act was enacted in 1973. Pursuant to national labor policy, as set forth in the National Labor…