American Federation of State v. City of Gary

HOFFMAN, Judge.

Appellants-plaintiffs - (hereinafter - referred to as "AFSCME") appeal the decision of the Lake Circuit Court refusing to order their certification as the exclusive bargaining representative of the City of Gary employees.

The facts relevant to this appeal disclose that in November of 1987, Richard G. Hatcher, outgoing mayor of the City of Gary, purported to recognize AFSCME as the exclusive bargaining representative of all city employees and subsequently entered into a labor agreement pursuant to that recognition. After January 1, 1988, AFSCME presented the agreement to the new…