CASE PROCESSING PROCEDURES; DEFERRAL TO ARBITRATION – Pre-Arbitration

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Union argued that state’s unilateral implementation of a new policy pending arbitration over whether the policy was negotiable constituted a separate and distinct unfair practice that was not deferrable. Board rejected union’s argument on the grounds that the state’s unilateral implementation would only constitute an unfair practice if it was negotiable, which was precisely the issue deferred to arbitration. Accordingly, entire charge was deferrable.