LOCAL 1081 v. ESSEX COUNTY


255 N.J. Super. 671 (1992)

605 A.2d 1154

LOCAL 1081 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO, DAVID WEINER, ANTHONY CUCCHIARO, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. ESSEX COUNTY, ESSEX COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS, AND NICHOLAS AMATO, COUNTY EXECUTIVE, AND RASMUSSEN AGENCY, INC., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided April 23, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven P. Weissman, District Counsel, Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, argued the cause for appellants.

Norman Schulaner, Assistant County Counsel, argued the cause for respondents County of Essex and Thomas J. D'Alessio, Essex County Executive (Stephen J. Edelstein, Essex County Counsel, attorney; Norman Schulaner, on the brief).

Robert John Aste argued the cause for respondent Rasmussen Agency, Inc. (Morgan, Melhuish, Monaghan, Arvidson, Abrutyn & Lisowski, attorneys; Elliott Abrutyn, of counsel; Robert John Aste, on the brief).

Before Judges MICHELS, O'BRIEN and CONLEY.


The opinion of the court was delivered by O'BRIEN, J.A.D.

Plaintiff Union, which represents certain employees and the individual plaintiffs, both employees of the Essex County Division of Welfare and officers of the Union, appeal from a summary judgment authorizing the award of a contract to administer the County's health benefit plan to the intervening defendant Rasmussen Agency, Inc. (Rasmussen) without public advertising and bidding.1

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