Agricultural Employment Relations Board v. United Farm Workers of America

OPINION

FROEB, Judge.

In 1972, the Arizona legislature enacted a comprehensive farm labor law relating to agricultural labor relations. A.R.S. § 23-1381 et seq. Under the act, an agricultural employment relations board (the “Board”) was created and given authority to deal with unfair labor practices. The law also provides that the superior court is given jurisdiction to deal with farm labor issues. The primary question on appeal is whether the jurisdiction to adjudicate unfair labor practices is concurrent as between the Board and the superior court or whether the exclusive primary jurisdiction…