Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. v. Sherburne County

OPINION

PORITSKY * , Judge.

This appeal is from a summary judgment dismissing appellant-labor union’s claims seeking relief from a county-employer’s unilateral implementation of a random drug-testing policy, established by the county in accordance with Minn.Stat. § 181.951, subd. 4 (2004). We conclude that the establishment of a random drug-testing policy as expressly authorized by statute, including the designation of which employees are in the “safety-sensitive” positions, is not subject to collective bargaining even though it affects the terms and conditions of employment. But aspects of the…