City of Dubuque v. Public Employment Relations Board

REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

The fighting issue in this case, one of first impression for this court, is whether the terms of a collective bargaining agreement should be applied to a large, functionally dissimilar group of employees amended into the bargaining unit too late to be included in the mandatory bargaining process. The Public Employment Relations Board (board) determined these workers were covered by the agreement although not included in its terms. Consequently, it found the employer, City of Dubuque, in violation of two provisions of the Public Employment Relations Act on the basis…