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Community College Retaliated Against Union for Its Advocacy

The Third Department upheld Supreme Court’s finding that a community college (petitioner) retaliated against the union (NIEU) in violation of the Civil Service Law by refusing to hire union employees for second jobs (for which union members received overtime pay). The court explained the relevant analytical criteria:

To prove its claim that petitioner [community college] engaged in an improper practice, NIEU was required to establish that it was engaged in activities protected by the Taylor Law (see Civil Service Law § 200 et seq.), that petitioner knew of these activities, and that it took the challenged action because of the activities … . “If the charging party proves a prima facie case of improper motivation, the burden of persuasion shifts to the party charged to establish that its actions were motivated by legitimate business reasons” … . Here, the parties agree that NIEU’s advocacy on the overtime issue was a protected activity and that petitioner was aware of NIEU’s advocacy. Their dispute focuses on whether petitioner’s decision to stop hiring NIEU members for second jobs was improperly motivated. Matter of Hudson Val. Community Coll. v New York State Pub. Empl. Relations Bd., 2015 NY Slip Op 07731, 3rd Dept 10-22-15

 

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