§ 26 §979-F — Determination of bargaining agent

1.
Voluntary recognition.
Any state employee organization may file a request with the public employer alleging that a majority of the state employees in an appropriate bargaining unit wish to be represented for the purpose of collective bargaining between the public employer and the employees' organization. The request must describe the grouping of jobs or positions that constitute the unit claimed to be appropriate and must include a demonstration of majority support. The request for recognition may be granted by the public employer.
1-A.
Majority sign-up.
If a request by a state employee organization for recognition pursuant to subsection 1 is not granted by the public employer, the executive director or the executive director's designee shall examine the demonstration of support. If the executive director or the executive director's designee finds that a majority of the employees in a unit appropriate for bargaining have signed valid authorizations designating the employees' organization specified in the petition as their bargaining representative and that no other individual or labor organization is currently certified or recognized as the exclusive representative of any of the employees in the unit, the board may not direct an election but shall certify the employees' organization as the representative. However, if the majority status of the employees in the appropriate unit is in question, the executive director or the executive director's designee shall call an election to determine whether the organization represents a majority of the members in the bargaining unit.
2.
Elections.

Legislative History

PL 1973, c. 774 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 564, §38 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 612, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 277 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 541, §1 (AMD).