Public Employment Relations Board Activities
New York State – Fiscal Years 2006-07 to 2020-21
Years 2014-15 to 2020-21
| ACTIVITY | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conciliation | |||||||
| Negotiating Units | 4927 | 4944 | 5214 | 5425 | d | d | d |
| Contracts Negotiable | 2618e | 2871e | 2868e | 2934e | d | d | d |
| Brought to PERB for Assistance | 307 | 273 | 268 | 194 | |||
| Impasses Resolved | |||||||
| Settled by Mediation | 69a | 44a | 408 | 73a | |||
| Settled by Mediation by Fact-finder | 4a | 3a | 7 | 5 | |||
| Settled by Negotiations Based on Fact-finding Report | 1a | -a | 0 | 0 | |||
| Settled by Acceptance of Fact-finding Report | 1a | -a | 0 | 0 | |||
| Settled by Post Fact-finding Conciliation | 1a | -a | 0 | 2 | |||
| Settled by Arbitration | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | |||
| Closed for Other Reasons | 12a | 7a | 4 | 10 | |||
| Representation | |||||||
| Petitions Received | 74 | 64 | 65 | 52 | 41 | 42 | 33 |
| ALJ/Director’s Decisions | 14 | 16 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 8 |
| Board Decisions | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Board Certifications | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Petitions Withdrawn | 50 | 36 | 41 | 42 | 29 | 32 | 20 |
| Elections | 7 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 11 |
| Clarification/Unit Placement Cases | |||||||
| Cases Pending at Beginning of Year | 51 | 50 | 48 | 56 | 33 | 29 | 26 |
| Applications Received | 38 | 52 | 48 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 21 |
| ALJ/Director’s Decisions | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| Board Decisions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Withdrawn After Conference | 32 | 37 | 31 | 41 | 26 | 17 | 13 |
| Cases Pending at End of Year | 50 | 48 | 56 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 33 |
| Improper Practices | |||||||
| Cases Pending at Beginning of Year | 962 | 950 | 867 | 888 | 897 | 857 | 891 |
| Charges Filed During Year | 764 | 751 | 703 | 649 | 555 | 599 | 429 |
| Administrative Law Judge Decisions | 103 | 109 | 75 | 64 | 62 | 81 | 57 |
| Board Decisions | 30 | 30 | 21 | 32 | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| Charges Settled by Agreement, Withdrawn or Closed | 643 | 708 | 586 | 544 | 530 | 466 | 366 |
| Cases Pending at End of Year | 950 | 867 | 888 | 897 | 857 | 891 | 886 |
| Management/Confidential Cases | |||||||
| Cases Pending at Beginning of Year | 19 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Applications Received | 23 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 9 |
| ALJ/Director’s Decisions | 16 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| Board Decisions | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrawn After Conference | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Cases Pending at End of Year | 23 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Work Stoppages | |||||||
| Strikes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Years 2006-07 to 2013-14
| ACTIVITY | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conciliation | ||||||||
| Negotiating Units | 4730 | 4762 | 4788 | 4825 | 4830 | 4876 | 4893 | 4914 |
| Contracts Negotiable | 2327 | 2456 | 2322 | 2386 | 2326 | 2891 | 2497e | 2654e |
| Brought to PERB for Assistance | 333 | 319 | 344 | 373 | 367 | 384 | 375 | 319 |
| Impasses Resolved | ||||||||
| Settled by Mediation | 229 | 129a | 327 | 218 | 165a | 157a | 78a | 80a |
| Settled by Mediation by Fact-finder | 13 | 22a | 30 | 20 | 12a | 10a | 9a | 6a |
| Settled by Negotiations Based on Fact-finding Report | 26 | 8a | 8 | 19 | 9a | 4a | 3a | 1a |
| Settled by Acceptance of Fact-finding Report | 1 | 6a | 10 | 3 | 2a | -a | -a | -a |
| Settled by Post Fact-finding Conciliation | 6 | 4a | 3 | 7 | 3a | 2a | -a | 1a |
| Settled by Arbitration | 17 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 21 |
| Closed for Other Reasons | 37 | 16a | 21 | 9 | 12a | 4a | 5a | 13a |
| Representation | ||||||||
| Petitions Received | 117 | 86 | 89 | 76 | 84 | 73 | 56 | 62 |
| ALJ/Director’s Decisions | 28 | 34 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 15 |
| Board Decisions | 5 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Board Certifications | 24 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24r | 24r | 17r |
| Petitions Withdrawn | 55 | 59 | 51 | 52 | 47 | 39 | 42 | 36 |
| Elections | 11 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 21 |
| Clarification/Unit Placement Cases | ||||||||
| Cases Pending at Beginning of Year | 34 | 46 | 36 | 59 | 54 | 61 | 60 | 52 |
| Applications Received | 50 | 60 | 48 | 53 | 48 | 37 | 35 | 37 |
| ALJ/Director’s Decisions | 12 | 23 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Board Decisions | 4 | – | – | 4 | – | 2 | 1 | – |
| Withdrawn After Conference | 31 | 53 | 21 | 34 | 35 | 27 | 33 | 29 |
| Cases Pending at End of Year | 46 | 36 | 59 | 54 | 61 | 60 | 52 | 51 |
| Improper Practices | ||||||||
| Cases Pending at Beginning of Year | 561 | 614 | 650 | 624 | 663 | 771 | 911 | 941 |
| Charges Filed During Year | 807 | 782 | 771 | 894 | 988 | 978 | 821 | 819 |
| Administrative Law Judge Decisions | 109 | 131 | 106 | 107 | 147 | 159 | 107 | 136 |
| Board Decisions | 25 | 17 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 51 | 32 | 26 |
| Charges Settled by Agreement, Withdrawn or Closed | 628 | 628 | 660 | 716 | 702 | 628 | 652 | 636 |
| Cases Pending at End of Year | 614 | 650 | 624 | 663 | 771 | 911 | 941 | 962 |
| Management/Confidential Cases | ||||||||
| Cases Pending at Beginning of Year | 11 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 16 |
| Applications Received | 33 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 16 |
| ALJ/Director’s Decisions | 10 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Board Decisions | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Withdrawn After Conference | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 |
| Cases Pending at End of Year | 23 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 19 |
| Work Stoppages | ||||||||
| Strikes | – | – | 1b | 1b | 1 | – | – | 2c |
– Represents zero.
e. Estimated.
r. Revised.
- a. A staffing shortage did not allow for an end of the year canvass of case closings, so the numbers are disproportionately low.
- b. Filed & withdrawn, no finding of a strike.
- c. One charge filed and withdrawn with no finding of a strike; one charge filed where a strike was found to have taken place.
- d. Data not provided by public employers and employee organizations.
SOURCE: New York State Public Employment Relations Board