Judge found Monroe County improper in dealing with part-time union workers (D & C)

Monroe County was improper in its interaction with part-time employees who are union members, an administrative law judge found.

The state Public Employee Relations Board said it has never sanctioned or endorsed employer polls, such as the one the county mailed to the homes of part-time employees to see if they wanted to continue to be represented by CSEA.

"The county's poll was designed not to ascertain majority support, but to reveal the union sympathies of the part-time employees and, as such, was improper," wrote Administrative Law Judge Jean Doerr.

The board decision states that if a union is to be decertified, another union organization or an employee must bring the action, not a public employer.

"This is a very serious violation," said CSEA Western Region President Flo Tripi. "It is just one of a long line of union-busting tactics by the county." On Tuesday, about 18 people rallied in support of CSEA before the County Legislature meeting.

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