Patrolmen's Benevolent Ass'n of the City of New York, Inc. v. City of New York

OPINION OF THE COURT

Mugglin, J.

During negotiations between plaintiff Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association of the City of New York, Inc. (herein after the PBA) and defendant City of New York concerning a new collective bargaining agreement, the City filed a scope of bargaining petition with defendant Board of Collective Bargaining of the City of New York (hereinafter BCB). In response, the PBA answered, claiming that defendant Public Employment Relations Board (herein after PERB) had sole, exclusive jurisdiction over scope of bargaining issues and, thereafter, filed a declaration of impasse with…