COUNTY OF MONMOUTH v. COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS


300 N.J. Super. 272 (1997)

COUNTY OF MONMOUTH, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, v. COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA, RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT. COUNTY OF UNION, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT, v. PATROLMEN'S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, UNION COUNTY CORRECTION OFFICERS, LOCAL NO. 199, INC., RESPONDENT-APPELLANT. TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH BRUNSWICK, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT, v. SOUTH BRUNSWICK PBA LOCAL 166, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT. TOWNSHIP OF WOODBRIDGE, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, v. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, CHAUFFEURS, WAREHOUSEMEN, AND HELPERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL 469, RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT. TOWNSHIP OF WOODBRIDGE, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, v. LOCAL 3044, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT. CITY OF ORANGE TOWNSHIP, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, v. ORANGE FMBA LOCAL NO. 10, RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT. COUNTY OF HUDSON, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, v. DISTRICT 1199J, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT. COUNTY OF HUDSON, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT, v. NEW JERSEY STATE PATROLMEN'S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, LOCAL NO. 51, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT. BOROUGH OF HOPATCONG, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, v. PBA LOCAL 149, RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided April 22, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Hrebek argued the cause for appellant County of Monmouth.

Stephen P. Weissman argued the cause for respondent Communications Workers of America (Weissman & Mintz, attorneys).

Stephen B. Hunter argued the cause for appellants Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, Local 199 and So. Brunswick PBA Local 166 (Klausner, Hunter & Seid, attorneys; Mr. Hunter, of counsel, Lawrence Van Wess, on the brief).

Brian N. Flynn argued the cause for respondent County of Union (DeMaria Ellis, attorney; James L. Plosia, Jr., on the brief).

Stephen B. Hunter argued the cause for appellant So. Brunswick PBA Local 166 (Klausner, Hunter & Seid, attorneys; Mr. Hunter, of counsel, Lawrence Van Wess, on the brief).

Mark S. Ruderman argued the cause for respondent Township of So. Brunswick (Ruderman & Glickman, attorneys; Mr. Ruderman, of counsel, Laura Simonyan, on the brief).

Paul L. Kleinbaum argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association (Zazzali, Zazzali, Fagella & Nowak, attorneys; Mr. Kleinbaum, on the brief).

James J. McGovern, III argued the cause for the appellant Township of Woodbridge A-3476-94T1, A-3477-94T1 and A-3478-94T1 (Genova, Burns, Trimboli & Vernoia, attorneys; Mr. McGovern, of counsel and on the brief, Stephen E. Trimboli, and James J. Gillespie, on the brief).

Sheldon Margolis argued the cause for respondent International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America, Local 469 A-3476-94T1 (Hott & Margolis, attorneys).

Elyse C. Genek argued the cause for respondent Local 3044, American Federation of State Employees and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO A-3477-94T1 and A-3478-94T1 (Pellettieri, Rabstein & Altman, attorneys; Ira C. Miller, of counsel and on the brief, Ms. Genek, on the brief).

Genova, Burns, Trimboli & Vernoia, attorneys for appellant City of Orange Township (James J. McGovern, III, of counsel and on the brief, Stephen E. Trimboli and James J. Gillespie, on the brief).

Fox & Fox, attorneys for respondent Orange FMBA Local No. 10 (Dennis J. Alessi, on the brief).

Stephen E. Trimboli argued the cause for appellant County of Hudson (Genova, Burns, Trimboli & Vernoia, attorneys; Mr. Trimboli, of counsel and on the brief, James J. Gillespie, and James J. McGovern, III, on the brief).

Arnold S. Cohen, argued the cause for respondent District 1199J, NUHHCE, AFSCME, AFL-CIO (Balk, Oxfeld, Mandell & Cohen, attorneys).

Kevin P. McGovern argued the cause for appellant New Jersey State Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, Local No. 51 (Schneider, Goldberger, Cohen, Finn, Solomon, Leder & Montalbano, attorneys; Jacqueline Jassner, on the brief).

Stephen E. Trimboli argued the cause for respondent County of Hudson (Genova, Burns, Trimboli & Vernoia, attorneys; Mr. Trimboli, of counsel and on the brief, James J. Gillespie, on the brief).

Markowitz & Richman, attorneys for amicus curiae New Jersey Lodge Fraternal Order of Police (Deanna L. Forbush, on the brief).

David A. Wallace, attorney for appellant Borough of Hopatcong (Mr. Wallace, on the brief).

Don Horowitz, Deputy General Counsel, argued the cause for respondent Public Employment Relations Commission A-371-95T5 (Robert E. Anderson, General Counsel, Mr. Anderson, on the brief).

Stephan M. Schwartz argued the cause amicus curiae for the State of New Jersey in all appeals except A-371-95T1 (Deborah T. Poritz, Attorney General, attorney (Mary C. Jacobson, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Mr. Schwartz, on the brief).

Before Judges DREIER, D'ANNUNZIO and VILLANUEVA.


The opinion of the court was delivered by DREIER, P.J.A.D.

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