impasse in negotiations had been rached as of April 29, 1976. I
further find that the changes in job classifications made by the City
on April 5, 1976, were made while the parties were engaged in negoti-
ations and had not yet reached bona fide impasse, were made without
providing the Union with notice and opportunity to bargain, and
therefore were unilateral changes, in violation of Sections 10.1,
10.2(e) and 10.2(f) of the Act.
On the basis of the foregoing, I hereby issue the following
recommended:
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties or their representatives
meet with the undersigned within 14 days of the date below for the
purpose of constructing an appropriate remedy for the prohibited
practice pursuant to Section 11 of the Act.
DATED at Des Moines, Iowa, this 18th day of February, 1977.
RONALD HOH/HEARING OFFICER
