Belfield Education Ass'n v. Belfield Public School District No. 13

MESCHKE, Justice.

The Belfield Education Association [BEA] appeals from a judgment dismissing its petition for a writ of mandamus to compel further negotiations about a master contract. We affirm.

BEA is the authorized representative of teachers employed by the Belfield Public School District. In the spring of 1991, BEA and the District entered into negotiations for a new master contract for the 1991-1992 school year. On May 14, 1991, the two sides met to establish ground rules for the negotiations. Two two-hour negotiating sessions were scheduled for May 17, 1991.

The first two-hour session on…