West Central Education Ass'n v. West Central School District 49-4

ZINTER, Justice.

[¶ 1.] West Central Education Association (Association) filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the West Central School District and the West Central Board of Education (collectively referred to as School Board). It filed the complaint because the School Board refused to engage in collective bargaining with the Association over the school calendar. The Department of Labor (Department) found no unfair labor practice because it concluded that the school calendar was not a subject of mandatory negotiation. On appeal, the circuit court, the Honorable Richard Bogue,…