KRWG: Court Rules In Favor Of Governor In Union Dispute (2012-02-10)

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Court Rules In Favor Of Governor In Union Dispute

KRWG News (2012-02-10)

SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO (krwg) - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRWG) A state district court has turned down a request by labor unions to remove Republican Gov. Susana Martinez's appointee to a board that enforces New Mexico's collective bargaining law for government employees.

State District Court Judge Nan Nash issued her ruling on Thursday in a dispute between unions and the governor over the Public Employee Labor Relations Board. The governor appoints one board member recommended by labor; one designated by public employers, and a third recommended by the other two.

The court said Martinez properly appointed Roger Bartosiewicz, a retired Clovis police chief, to the board last year. He was recommended by the Clovis Police Officer Association. However, a majority of unions wanted the governor to reappoint Albuquerque lawyer John Boyd.

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