This bill addresses collective bargaining for public employees.
This bill:
- defines terms;
- establishes the Labor Relations Board (board);
- describes the composition and duties of the board;
- describes the entities the board may employ;
- establishes the board's rulemaking authority;
- authorizes the board to subpoena witnesses and administer oaths;
- establishes who may serve as counsel for public employers and the board;
- creates protections for public employees regarding self-organization;
- allows a public employer to deduct an employee's dues for a collective bargaining unit from an employee's pay;
- requires that labor organizations represent employees without discriminations;
- requires that the board investigate a petition on a representation question under certain circumstances;
- establishes criteria and the function of a representation election at the direction of the board;
- establishes who may represent a public employer in collective bargaining;
- establishes management rights of a public employer;
- establishes a duty to bargain collectively for both the public employer and an exclusive representative;
- describes what a collective bargaining agreement shall contain;
- permits and describes the mediation of disputes relating to collective bargaining;
- describes how to initiate fact finding relating to a dispute regarding collective bargaining;
- establishes fact finding proceedings in a dispute related to collective bargaining;
- allows arbitration for a dispute resulting from collective bargaining;
- requires the board to establish an education course for fact finders and arbitrators;
- describes an unfair labor practice of a public employer;
- establishes the process by which an unfair labor practice is investigated and resolved;
- establishes a hearing process for an unfair labor practice complaint hearing;
- describes the process of the court enforcement and review of a board order;
- prohibits police officers from engaging in strikes;
- establishes criteria for mediation of a dispute under certain circumstances; and
- establishes the criteria for arbitration under certain circumstances.