Kansas Ass'n of Public Employees v. Public Service Employees Union

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Foth, C.:

This is a dispute between two rival labor organizations over the right to represent an employee unit at the University of Kansas consisting of about 400 janitors, maintenance workers and repair personnel. On October 17, 1973, the state Public Employee Relations Board conducted an election among the employees in the unit to select a representative. Of the 297 valid ballots cast, 157 favored the appellee Public Service Employees Union, Local 1132, A. F. L.-C. I. O., while 99 favored the appellant Kansas Association of Public Employees (KAPE).…