Greater Community Hospital v. Public Employment Relations Board

NEUMAN, Justice.

This controversy stems from a hospital’s refusal to divulge certain salary data during collective bargaining negotiations with its employees’ union. Upon challenge by the union, the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) ruled that the hospital’s recalcitrance amounted to a prohibited practice under Iowa Code section 20.10 (1995). It ordered the information disclosed, and the agency’s decision was affirmed on judicial review by the district court.

On appeal, the hospital raises a host of issues centering on the relevancy of the requested information: whether the pertinent…