HHC PBA filed a petition to represent the Special Officer titles employed by HHC in a separate bargaining unit. HHC PBA argued that HHC Special Officers should be fragmented from their current bargaining unit, because they perform "police-like functions" and have a conflict of interest with other titles in the bargaining unit. Respondents argued that the exception to the Board's traditional policy against fragmentation applies only to titles that are defined as "police officers" under the New York Criminal Procedure Law and not "peace officers." Furthermore, Respondents argued that the HHC Special Officers' unit placement remains appropriate. The Board found that the HHC Special Officers' primary duty is providing hospital security and not the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the general laws of the state. Therefore, the HHC Special Officers' placement in their current unit remained appropriate. Accordingly, the petition was dismissed.

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