November 2022

Unfair Labor Practice Not Found: No Indication in the Record of Anti-Union Animus on the Part of Respondent, Nor Any Evidence That Respondent Intentionally Attempted to Delay Negotiations; Record Devoid of Evidence to Demonstrate That Respondent Violated its Bargaining Obligation Under PERA With Respect to Bargaining Which Occurred Between the Issuance of the Fact Finding Report and the Declaration of Impasse; No Merit to Charging Party's Assertion That it Was Respondent's Intention to Rush Through Negotiations so That it Could Declare Impasse, as Respondent Did Not File its Petition Until After 67 Bargaining Sessions; No Evidence of Regressive Bargaining as Making a Contract Proposal Which is Less Favorable Than a Previous Proposal i Not Evidence is Not Evidence of Bad Faith Bargaining.