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New York State Public Employment Relations Board Work Stoppage Investigation Files


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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
This series consists of Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) Counsel's Office work stoppage investigation files, documenting the agency's effort to determine if work stoppages constituted strikes. The files includes correspondence and memorandums; affidavits; grievance forms; disciplinary decisions; exhibits; memorandums of findings; and newspaper clippings publicizing the work stoppage.
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Work stoppage investigation files
Quantity:

5 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1967-1989, 1994-1997
Series Number:
17498

Arrangement

Chronological by year of work stoppage and therein alphabetical by name of employer.

Administrative History

The series consists of legal files created when the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) is advised by an employer of an employee organization work stoppage. Counsel's Office conducts an investigation to determine if the stoppage constitutes a strike. If that determination is made, the files become part of the Strike Case Files (series 17502); if not, the files are closed. Public employee strikes are illegal under the state's Taylor Law, which also created PERB to resolve government labor-management disputes.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) Counsel's Office work stoppage investigation files, documenting the agency's effort to determine if work stoppages constituted strikes. The files includes correspondence and memorandums; affidavits; grievance forms; disciplinary decisions; exhibits; memorandums of findings; and newspaper clippings publicizing the work stoppage.

Other Finding Aids

Available at Repository

The cumulative digest and index to volumes 1-10 of Official Decisions, Opinions, and Related Matters (Public Employment Relations Board of the State of New York), 1968-1977, provides an alphabetical "table of parties" to PERB cases and their corresponding case numbers (pages 10001-10088). A "table of parties" and "case number index" are included in each subsequent volume of Official Decisions, Opinions, and Related Matters.

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Detailed Description

Dates Contents Box Folder

Accretion: 17498-07
SI-0002: East Ramapo Teachers Association (East Ramapo Central School District) (U-14703) 1 1
SI-0004: Mahopac Teachers Association (Mahopac Central School District) (D-0256) 1 2
SI-0005: Depew Teachers' Organization, Inc. (Depew Union Free School District) 1 3
SI-0007: International Longshoreman's Association Local 1949 (Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority) 1 4
SI-0008: Charlotte Valley Central School District (Charlotte Valley Teachers Association) 1 5
SI-0009: Sayville Union Free School District (Sayville Teachers Association) (U-16956) 1 6
SI-0010: Greece Department of Public Works (CSEA) against Town of Greece 1 7

Accretion: 17498-92
1970 Ballston Spa Central Schools-Ballston Spa Teachers' Strike 1 1
1970 Bethlehem Central School District-Bethlehem Teachers' Strike 1 2
1970 Connetquot Central School District No. 7-Connetquot Teachers' Strike 1 3
1970 City School District of Elmira-Elmira City School District Bus Drivers 1 4
1970 September 15 Erie County Water Authority-Employee Strike 1 5
1969 Greenburg School District No. 11-Children Village Teachers' Strike 1 6
1970 September 10 Griffith Institute and Central School-Griffith Institute and Central School Faculty Association 1 7
1971 January 21 Sanitary District No. 1, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau-Work Stoppage Report 1 8
1970 September 8 Lakeland School District No. 1-Teachers' Strike 1 9
1969 September Lancaster Central School District No. 1-Bus Driver Work Stoppage 1 10
1970 Massapequa Public Schools-Massapequa Teachers' Strike 1 11
1969 City School District of New Rochelle-New Rochelle Teachers' Strike 1 12
1970 Niagara Falls City School District-Niagara Falls Teachers' Strike 1 13
1971 April 29 Town of North Hempstead-No Strike Letter 1 14
1970 Port Jervis Public Schools-Port Jervis Teachers' Strike 1 15
1970 Poughkeepsie City School District-Poughkeepsie Teachers' Strike 1 16
1970 November 1 & 2 Regional Transit Service-Work Stoppage 1 17
1969 City of Rochester-Rochester Police and Sanitation Strike 1 18
1971 October 1 Spencerport Central Schools-Teachers' Strike 1 19
1969 Vestal Central Schools-Vestal Central Teachers 1 20
1970 Wappinger Central School District No. 1-Teachers' Strike 1 21
1969 Union Free School District No. 9-Employee Strike 1 22
1967-1968 Empty Folder with 1967-68 on Tab 1 23
1968 Glendale Home-Nonprofessional Employees Strike 1 24
1968 September 3 Metropolitan Transit Authority-Subway Supervisory Association and the Transit Supervisors Organization Work Rules Slowdown 1 25
1968 September 5 Middle County Central School District #11- Bus Drivers Strike 1 26
1968 New York City Sanitation Strike 1 27
1967 September 5 Onondaga County Public Health Nurses-Onondaga County Public Health Nurses Mass Resignation 1 28
1968 March 1 Town of Oyster Bay-Oyster Bay Sanitation Strike 1 29
1968 September 3 Metropolitan Transit Authority-Transit Supervisors Organization and the Subway Supervisors Association 1 30
1968 April 15 Department of Taxation and Finance-Key Punch Operators Strike 1 31
1968 October 11 City of Tonawanda-Tonawanda Sanitation men's Work Stoppage 1 32
1968 March 26 West Seneca School District-West Seneca Bus Drivers Work Stoppage 1 33
Empty Folder 1 34
1979 Empty Folder with 1979 Tab 1 35
1969 October 9 & 16 New York City Board of Education-Central Kitchen Employees Work Stoppage 1 36
1969 September 3 Commack School District No. 10-Bus Driver Strike 1 37
1969 November 20 Town of Huntington-Sanitation Department Employees Work Stoppage 1 38
1968 Lake Placid-Lake Placid Village Employees Work Stoppage 1 39
1969 September 17 Town of Lancaster Central School District No. 1-Lancaster School Bus Drivers Work Stoppage 1 40
1969 June 2 Monroe Woodbury Central Schools-Monroe Woodbury School Bus Drivers Work Stoppage 1 41
1969 October Empty Folder with NYC Cafeteria Workers Tab 1 42
1969 August 9 Palisades Interstate Park Commission-Strike by Various Facilities Lifeguards 1 43
1969 June 2 & 3 City of Rochester-City of Rochester Sanitation men's Strike 1 44
1969 May 26 Wyandanch School District-Bus Drivers Work Stoppage 1 45
1969 October 30 Yonkers Police Association-Yonkers Police Strike 1 46
1970 Empty Folder with 1970 Tab 1 47
1970 September Buffalo SUNY-Buffalo SUNY Safety Officers Work Stoppage 1 48
1970 May 11 Cohoes Department of Public Works-Cohoes Department of Public Works Employees Work Stoppage 1 49
1970 March 6, 9 New York City-George Washington High School Teachers Work Stoppage 1 50
1970 May 14 Town of Hempstead, Sanitary District No. 1-Work Stoppage by Employees of Sanitary District No. 1, Town of Hempstead (part 1 of 2) 1 51
1970 May 14 Town of Hempstead, Sanitary District No. 1-Work Stoppage by Employees of Sanitary District No. 1, Town of Hempstead (part 2 of 2) 1 52
Empty Folder with Juvenile Coun. (NYC) Office of Probation 1 53
1970 Palisades Park and Taconic State Park-Lifeguards Strike 1 54
1970 May 6 Plainview Old Bethpage School District-Teacher Absences Investigation 1 55
1970 August 18 Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority-Bridge and Tunnel Officers (Toll Collectors) Strike 1 56
1971 Empty Folder with 1971 Tab 2 1
1971 April 28 Department of Mental Hygiene at the Central Islip State Hospital, Central Islip, New York-Department of Mental Hygiene Employees Strike 2 2
No Date Newspapers on CSEA Statewide Strike Threat 2 3
1971 September 20-22 Buffalo Board of Education-Buffalo Teachers Federation 2 4
1971 September Correction Officers (Prison Guards) 2 5
1971 October Mepham Central High School District-Mepham Teachers Association 2 6
1971 September-October Nassau County Community College Teachers Strike 2 7
1971 September-October Thruway Authority Strike 2 8
1971 September Albany Urban Center-Employees Boycott 2 9
1971 January 18 New York City Board of Education-Central Kitchen Employees Work Stoppage 2 10
1971 January 6 Genesee County Probation Officers Association Reported Work Stoppage 2 11
1971 Long Island Beach-Lifeguards Work Stoppage 2 12
1971 February 23 New York City Community School District No. 6-Public School 186 Work Stoppage 2 13
1970 August New York City Housing Authority-Elevator Mechanics' Strike 2 14
1971 January 14-19 New York City Transit Authority-Transit Patrolmen Work Stoppage 2 15
1971 May Oceanside-Oceanside Federation of Teachers Strike 2 16
1971 January 21 Town of Hempstead Sanitary Employee District No. 1-Sanitary Employee Work Stoppage 2 17
1971 February-March Valley Stream-Valley Stream Sanitation Slowdown 2 18
1972 April New York City-(Local 237, IBT) Bridge Tenders Strike Threat 2 19
1972 August-September Buffalo Board of Education-Buffalo Teachers Federation Strike Threat 2 20
1972 April-March Correction Officers (Vote on Statewide Strike) 2 21
1972 February 24 Village of Johnson City-Johnson City Public Works Employees Strike 2 22
1972 September 1-2 City of Lackawanna-Lackawanna Public Work Stoppage 2 23
1972 September 26, 27 City of New Rochelle-New Rochelle Police Strike 2 24
1972 New York City-New York Aquarium Strike 2 25
1972 June 27-28 New York City-Family Court Clerks Strike 2 26
1972 August-September New York City-United Federation of Teachers Strike Threat 2 27
1972 July 26 Palisade Parkway Police Job Action 2 28
1972 September 19 Rockville Centre Police Job Action 2 29
1973 August 27 & 28 Seaford School District-Seaford Coaches Work Stoppage 2 30
1972 June 19 & 20 New York City-Spofford Youth Center Teachers Strike 2 31
1972 Village of Valley Stream-Valley Stream Sanitation men Work Slowdown 2 32
1972 October 16-November 13-15 Wappinger's Falls Central School District-Wappinger's Falls Bus Drivers' Strike 2 33
1972 February 3 Yonkers-Yonkers Firefighters and Sanitation men Work Stoppage 2 34
1972 February-April City of Yonkers-Yonkers Policemen, Firemen and Sanitation men Job Actions 2 35
1973 Empty Folder with 1973 Tab 2 36
1973 December 3 & 4 Amityville School District-Amityville School Custodial/ Maintenance Employees Strike 2 37
1973 September 14 Averill Park Central School District-Averill Park Bus Drivers Work Stoppage 2 38
1973 September-October Village of Bayville-Bayville Sanitation Strike 2 39
1973 September Buffalo Board of Education-Buffalo Teachers Federation 2 40
1973 February 5 Great Meadow Correction Facility Strike 2 41
1973 September 7 Harborfields Central School District-Custodians Work Stoppage 2 42
1973 July 13-15 Long Island State Parkway Police Strike 2 43
1973 September Rochester Teachers Strike Threat 2 44
1973 July 4 Village of Southampton-Village of Southampton Police Strike 2 45
1974 Empty Folder with 1974 Tab 2 46
1974 June 10-11 Garden City-Garden City Police Sickout 2 47
1974 January-March Long Island-Long Island Parkway Police Strike Threat 2 48
Empty Folder 2 49
1974 April New York City-Board of Education Employees Demonstration 2 50
1974 June 3-7 New York Power Authority-Messing Plant Employees Work Stoppage 2 51
1974 June 25-29 New York State-New York State Transportation Department Employees Informational Picketing 2 52
1974 July 4-10 Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority-Union Action Taken against M.S.B.A. 2 53
1970 July 8 Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority-International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 922 Work Stoppage 2 54
1974 February 1 New York City Transit Authority-New York City's Subway and Bus Workers Strike 2 55
1975 Empty Folder with 1975 Tab 2 56
1975 May City of Buffalo-Buffalo Firefighters Job Action 2 57
1975 March 17 Kings County Supreme Court-Uniformed Court Attendants 'Strike out" 2 58
1975 July CSEA Strike Threat 2 59
1975 May 13 City of Newburgh-Newburgh Police Officers Strike 2 60
1975 July 11 Suffolk State School-Suffolk State School Employees Wildcat Strike 2 61
1975 September City of Oswego-Department of Public Work Workers call in Sick 2 62
1975 August 11-12 City of Rochester-Public Work Employees Strike 2 63
1976 Empty Folder with 1976 Tab 3 1
1976 June City of Buffalo-Police Officers Sick-Out 3 2
1976 April Stony Brook State University-History Department Teaching Assistant Strike 3 3
1976 December Thruway Authority Strike Threat 3 4
1977 Empty Folder with 1977 Tab 3 5
1977 February 7 Bayshore Department of Labor-Bayshore Office of the Unemployment Insurance Division Employees Strike 3 6
1976 July 23 Bedford Hills Correctional Facility-Correction Officers Job Action 3 7
1977 April 22 Kings County-Kings County Criminal Court Employees Titled Court Reporters I Strike 3 8
1977 July 21-22 Bronx, New York-Roberto Clemente State Park Strike 3 9
1977 September 21 Metropolitan Transportation Authority-State and Republic Airports Work Stoppage 3 10
1977 Empty Folder with 1977 Tab 3 11
1978 June 20-26 New York City-Arthur Kill Correctional Facility-Power Plant Employee Strike 3 12
1978 January 25-27 SUNY DownState Medical Center- Institutional Services Unit Employee Strike 3 13
1978 March 15 Mid-Hudson Psychiatric Center-Security Treatment Assistant Strike 3 14
1978 January 13 City of Newburgh-Sanitation Workers Strike 3 15
1977 June 17 Bronx County-Bronx County Criminal Court Uniformed Court Officers Strike 3 16
1978 April 3 Town of Oyster Bay-Oyster Bay Highway Department Employees Work Stoppage 3 17
1978 March 3 Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority against Brother of Locomotive Engineers, ET AL 3 18
1979 Empty Folder with 1979 Tab 3 19
1979 January 30 Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District-Teaching and Clerical Employees Strike 3 20
1979 March 19 Erie County-Erie County Department of Social Services Employee's Work Stoppage 3 21
1979 October 4 Farmingdale School District-Farmingdale High School Custodians and Clerks Job Action 3 22
1979 April 19 Capital District OTB Strike Investigation 3 23
1979 May 14 Hicksville Union Free School District Nassau County-Hicksville Teachers Work Stoppage 3 24
1979 July 17 Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority-Bus Drivers and Mechanic's Strike 3 25
1979 June 20-22 Town of Macomb-Macomb Highway Employees Strike 3 26
1979 August 13 Town of Oyster Bay-Sanitation Men's Job Action 3 27
1979 December 13, 14 Niagara County-Highway Department Employees Work Stoppage 3 28
1979 November 29 Town of Oyster Bay-Department of Public Works Employee 3 29
1980 & 1981 Empty Folder with 1980 & 1981 Work Stoppage on Tab 3 30
1980 November 7 Manhattan Psychiatric Center-Office of Mental Health Employees Strike 3 31
1980 February 29 Ulster County-Ulster County Infirmary and H. R. Facility Job Action 3 32
1980 August 26 & 27 City of Utica-Board of Water Supply (Teamster Local 182) Job Action 3 33
1980 May 21 Webster Central School District-Transportation Unit Work Stoppage 3 34
1981 January 17 City of Gloversville-City Department of Public Works Employee Strike 3 35
1980 December 11 Town of Huntington-Long Island Public Service Employees and Supervisory Unit Strike 3 36
1981 December 4 City of Geneva-Geneva City School District Employees Job Action 3 37
1981 April 3 Village of Hempstead-Hempstead Sanitation Employees Work Stoppage 3 38
1981 July 23-25 SUNY Downstate Medical Center-PS&T Unit Employees Strike 3 39
1982 March 11 Hyde Park School District-Hyde Park Bus Drivers Possible Strike 3 40
1983 March 10 Clarkstown Central School District-Clarkstown School Buildings and Grounds Employees Possible Strike 3 41
1984 December 13 Port Jervis City School District Board of Education-Port Jervis Teachers Possible Strike 3 42
1985 Empty Folder with Work Stoppage with 1985 on Tab 3 43
1987 January 14 Dutchess County-Dutchess County Sheriff's Department Correction Officers Work Stoppage 4 1
1985 May 21-24 City of Tonawanda-North Tonawanda Substitute Teachers' Association Work Stoppage 4 2
1987 September 21 Elwood School District-Elwood Secretarial Association Work Stoppage 4 3
1988 October 7 Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority and Transport Workers Union-Transportation and Maintenance Employees Refusal of Work 4 4
1988 New York City Transit Authority-Transit Authority's Staten Island Division, Yukon and Castleton Depot Work Stoppage 4 5
1988 September 1-2 Albany County-Albany Deputy Sheriffs or Correction Officers Work Stoppage 4 6
1988 October 7 Wyoming Central School District-Bus Drivers Strike 4 7