Court Opinion

ID: 9697272
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 19:10:43.414916+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:20:30.524586
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CARTER, Justice,
dissenting.
I dissent. I would affirm on both issues. For reasons described in the dissenting opinion in Fort Dodge Community School District v. PERB, 319 N.W.2d 181, 184-86-(Iowa 1982), I believe that the rule of strict construction applied by the court goes beyond a recognition of the legislature’s intent to have a short list of mandatory bargaining topics and unduly narrows the scope of each topic based on the court’s own view of the matter. I submit that the premium pay sought by these public employees does fit the general description of wages. As the majority concedes, it is remuneration for services that are a normal part of the fire fighter’s job.
HARRIS and LAVORATO, JJ., join this dissent.