MATTERS OF STATE


114 N.J. 316 (1989)

554 A.2d 1309

IN THE MATTERS OF STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PUBLIC EMPLOYER-APPELLANT, AND NEW JERSEY STATE FIREMEN'S MUTUAL BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT, AND COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL 1037 AND LOCAL 195-IFPTE, INTERVENORS-APPELLANTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided March 9, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sanford R. Oxfeld argued the cause for appellant Local 195-IFPTE (Oxfeld, Cohen, Blunda, Friedman, LeVine & Brooks, attorneys).

Steven P. Weissman argued the cause for appellant Communications Workers of America, etc.

Michael L. Diller, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant State of New Jersey (Cary Edwards, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; James J. Ciancia, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel).

Robert E. Anderson, General Counsel, argued the cause on behalf of Public Employment Relations Commission.

Dennis J. Alessi argued the cause for respondent (Fox and Fox, attorneys; Dennis J. Alessi and David I. Fox, of counsel).


The opinion of the Court was delivered by O'HERN, J.

The question in this case is whether certain State firefighters (that is, employees of departments of State government having firefighting duties) should be included in the broad-based bargaining units representing most other state employees or be severed for representation by separate firefighter bargaining units. The case requires us to weigh competing policies underlying the New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations...

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