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The Negotiability Of Parity Agreements In Public Sector Collective Bargaining, Susan P. Kass
The Negotiability Of Parity Agreements In Public Sector Collective Bargaining, Susan P. Kass
Fordham Urban Law Journal
The City of Schenectady and City Fire Fighters Union, Local 28, which resulted in the first decision that parity clauses are not invalid per se, recognized that some parity clause arrangements can allow the employer and one or more unions to plan and execute long-range agreements; Two or more unions can agree among themselves that one union can implicate the others in a parity arrangement. This Note discusses the effect of on the negotiability of parity clauses in public sector employment contracts. The New York State "Taylor Law" governing public employees, and the New York courts' analysis of parity clauses …