Legal Opinion
Old Bridge Board of Education v. Old Bridge Education Ass'n
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided March 21, 1985PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
O’HERN, J.
The central question in this appeal is whether the authority of a local school district to make a reduction in force under N.J.S.A. 18A:28-9, “whenever, in the judgment of the board, it is advisable to abolish any such positions for reasons of economy * * * ”, preempts negotiation of procedures for giving notice to teachers of required layoffs. We hold that procedures that do not substantially interfere with the managerial prerogative to effect the layoff are negotiable. We modify the judgment below because the sanction allowed would have the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Kearny PBA Local 21 v. Town of KearnySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
- Ridgefield Park Education Ass'n v. Ridgefield Park Board of EducationSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
- State v. State Supervisory Employees AssociationSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
- In Re Local 195, IFPTESupreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
- Bethlehem Township Board of Education v. Bethlehem Township Education Ass'nSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
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3Cited by22 opinions
- State, Office of Employee Rel. v. Communications WorkersSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1998
- State v. International Federation of Professional & Engineers, Local 195Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2001
- New Jersey Transit Bus Operations, Inc. v. Amalgamated Transit UnionSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2006
- Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education v. Scotch Plains-Fanwood Education Ass'nSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
- Jersey City Educ. Ass'n Inc. v. BD. OF ED.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1987
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