State ex rel. Staple v. State Emp. Relations Bd.

Summary

The Ohio Supreme Court held that the State Employment Relations Board (SERB) abused its discretion in dismissing the unfair‑labor‑practice charge against the City of Ravenna and failed to address a charge against the union, but did not abuse discretion in dismissing the union’s charge under R.C. 4117.11(B)(6) because the employee’s waiver relieved the union of that duty; the court affirmed the mandamus for the city charge and the limited writ for the union’s B(2) charge, and reversed the mandamus for the B(6) charge. The court also denied the employee’s motion to dismiss for lack of a final order.