Supreme Court of California
Int'l Assn. of Fire Fighters v. Pub. Employment Relations Bd., S172377
In an action brought by a firefighters union, the lower courts' decision, that no unfair labor practice had occurred when the City of Richmond decided to lay off 18 of its firefighter employees and refused to bargain over its layoff decision, is affirmed where: 1) while PERB's refusal to issue a complaint is generally not subject to judicial review, this general rule has narrow exceptions, such as the union alleges here, when PERB's refusal is based on a clearly erroneous statutory construction; but 2) a city is not required to meet and confer with the firefighters' authorized employee representative before making an initial decision that some firefighters must be laid off as a cost-saving measure.
Appellate Information
- Decided 01/24/2011
- Published 01/24/2011
Judges
- Baxter
Court
- Supreme Court of California