Anoka County, Anoka, Minnesota v. Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc., Brooklyn Center, Minnesota

Syllabus

1. When considering a petition to certify an appropriate bargaining unit, the Bureau of Mediation Services must first consider whether the petitioned-for unit is an appropriate unit before considering an alternative proposal. 2. The Bureau of Mediation Services is allowed to consider overfragmentation as a relevant factor when determining an appropriate bargaining unit. 3. When the Bureau of Mediation Services is determining an appropriate bargaining unit, a four-unit policy preference not specifically enumerated in Minnesota Statutes section 179A.09 (2022) may not control over specifically enumerated statutory factors or carry greater weight than those factors section 179A.09 requires that the Bureau must place particular importance upon. Reversed and remanded.