§ 29-5-207 — Employee organization as exclusive representative

Colorado § 29-5-207

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 29: Government
• Art.: Peace Officers and Firefighters

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(1) The
employee organization recognized or named in the petition pursuant to section 29-5-206 for the purpose of collective bargaining becomes the exclusive
representative of all firefighters in the bargaining unit for the purpose of collective
bargaining. The exclusive representative shall represent all firefighters in the
bargaining unit without discrimination. If an exclusive representative exists in a
bargaining unit, a public employer shall not bargain in regard to matters covered by
this part 2 with any firefighter, group of firefighters in the bargaining unit, or other
employee organization of firefighters.

(2) (a) Nothing in this section prevents firefighters, individually or as a group,
from presenting complaints to a public employer and from having complaints
adjusted without the intervention of the exclusive representative for the bargaining
unit of which they are a part if:

(I) The exclusive representative is given an opportunity to be present at the
adjustment and to express its views; and

(II) The adjustment is not inconsistent with the terms of a collective
bargaining agreement then in effect between the public employer and the
exclusive representative.

(b) The ability to adjust complaints as described in this subsection (2) does
not include the use of any process in a collective bargaining agreement to resolve
grievances over the application and interpretation of the agreement.

(3) An employee organization that is an exclusive representative has the
right to have its dues, initiation fees, assessments, or other moneys deducted and
collected by the public employer from the pay of those firefighters within the
bargaining unit who authorize, in writing, the deduction of the moneys. The
authorization is revocable at the firefighter's written request. The deductions
commence upon the exclusive representative's written request to the public
employer. The right to the deduction remains in force as long as the employee
organization remains the exclusive representative for the employees in the
bargaining unit.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2013: Entire part added, (SB 13-025), ch. 408, p. 2405, � 1, effective June 5.