State v. Communications Workers of America

The opinion of the court was delivered by

SHEBELL, J.A.D.

The State of New Jersey (alternately referred to as State, Department of Corrections and DOC) appeals from an adverse ruling of the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC). The Communication Workers’ of America (CWA) filed an unfair labor practice charge with PERC alleging that the DOC had violated, the New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act by withdrawing the vacation time of physicians employed by DOC without prior negotiations with their union. The complaint as ultimately litigated alleged that on or about April 16, 1987,…