City of Omaha v. Omaha Police Union Local 101

Colwell, D.J., Retired.

This appeal follows a decision of the Commission of Industrial Relations (CIR) denying the petition of the City of Omaha to remove the rank of police captain from the bargaining unit represented by the Omaha Police Union Local 101.

Central to the appeal is a brief review of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-816 (Reissue 1984). It was amended in 1969 to authorize public employers to recognize employee organizations, to negotiate collectively, and to enter into written agreements with them. In City of Grand Island v. American Federation of S. C. & M. Employees, 186 Neb. 711, 185 N.W.2d…