RANDOLPH, NJ – 9/28/23 – The Faculty Association of County College of Morris (FACCM) is pleased to announce a recent favorable legal decision issued by a Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) hearing examiner. The Hearing Examiner’s Report and Recommended Decision has now been transferred to the full Public Employment Relations Commission for review.

The decision is the result of an unfair practice charge filed by FACCM in 2021 challenging the termination of six faculty members, including the FACCM President and two officers, by President Anthony J. Iacono and the County College of Morris Board of Trustees, based on anti-union animus. The College filed its own complaint alleging that FACCM engaged in unfair practices against the College.

After a hearing on the merits, the hearing examiner’s decision makes clear that the College’s decision to terminate faculty was improper and clearly an act of anti-union animus. The hearing examiner also dismissed the College’s charge against FACCM. The College was ordered to reinstate the terminated faculty together with all retroactive wages and benefits.

That has not yet occurred because the full Public Employment Relations Commission still needs to consider the recommended decision and issue a final decision in the coming months. FACCM is optimistic that the Commission will agree with the decision of the hearing examiner and reinstate the terminated faculty.

In light of these revelations, and despite that the litigation is still pending, FACCM calls upon the County College of Morris Board of Trustees to hold Iacono accountable by removing him from office.

Full text of the ruling is available here: https://www.perc.state.nj.us/percdecisions.nsf/Issued%20Decisions/85257575007C210485258893004C8AF7/$File/HE%202024-003.pdf?OpenElement

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About FACCM:
The Faculty Association of County College of Morris is a dedicated group of faculty members committed to promoting academic freedom, ensuring fair labor practices, and upholding the rights and well-being of professors at the County College of Morris. The union works tirelessly to protect the interests of its members and to maintain the highest standards of education at the institution.