July 2020

Unfair Labor Practice Not Found: Charging Party Alleged Union Breached its Duty of Fair Representation at Arbitration Hearing but Hearing Occurred More Than Six Months Before the Filing of the Instant Charge; Commission Has Strict Six Month Statue of Limitations Period and Therefore, Dismissal Appropriate. 

Township of Chesterfield
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Chesterfield Part-Time Firefighters

Unfair Labor Practice Not Found: Charging Party Failed to Establish that Respondent Violated its Duty to Bargain in Good Faith With Respect to Negotiations on a New Contract; PERA Does Not Obligate an Employer to Meet With  Every Member of Bargaining Unit During Negotiations or Mandate that a Contract Be Submitted to the Union's Membership for Ratification Before Becoming Effective.