§ 376. Impasse procedure, mediation and arbitration
(a) Whenever an impasse procedure is required by the provisions of this chapter, the following procedure shall be followed: (1) the parties shall submit to the PERB and to each other written statements clearly and concisely outlining the issues in dispute together with a certificate as to the good faith of the statements; (2) the […]
§ 366. PERB, public meetings and records
(a) All meetings of the PERB shall be open to the public unless four members shall vote, in open public meeting, to close the remainder of the meeting to the public for that day or part thereof. A new vote shall be taken in public on the day of each subsequent closing of the PERB […]
§ 370. Appropriate bargaining units
(a) Upon the request of a public employer, group of public employees, or labor organization, the PERB shall determine an appropriate bargaining unit of public employees by identifying the specific class or classes of employees or identifying positions the employees of which shall be members of a unit; Provided, That no member of any class […]
§ 371. Classification of appropriate bargaining units
(a) Each bargaining unit, including the bargaining units organized and represented by a labor union on the date of enactment of the act creating this chapter, shall be classified as belonging to one of the following classes: CLASS I.Units consisting of employees who perform services in which work stoppage may be sustained for extended periods […]
§ 372. Exclusive representative; election; certification; decertification
(a) The PERB shall certify that a labor organization is the exclusive bargaining representative of an appropriate bargaining unit when, in an election held for that purpose, a majority of the members of a unit participating in such an election vote by secret ballot to be represented by such labor organization. The PERB shall issue […]
§ 373. Rights and duties accompanying exclusive recognition
The labor organization certified by the PERB as the exclusive representative of an appropriate bargaining unit shall have rights and duties which include, but are not limited to: (a) exclusively act for and negotiate agreements with the public employer covering all employees in the bargaining unit whether or not all employees are members of the […]
§ 361. Findings and purpose
It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for orderly and constructive relationships between public employers and their employees. The Legislature finds and declares that the Government of the Virgin Islands shall fully accept the principle and procedure of collective bargaining and shall bargain in good faith with valid public employee organizations, subject, however, […]
§ 362. Definitions
As used in this chapter the following words shall have the following meanings unless the text clearly requires otherwise: (a) “agreement” means a contract or other written instrument setting forth mutual promises between the public employer and an exclusive representative which is final and binding; (b) “arbitration” means the procedure whereby a dispute is irrevocably […]
§ 363. Rights of public employees
Subject to the provisions of this chapter, public employees shall have and do have the right to: (a) form, join, assist and participate in, or to refrain from forming, joining, assisting or participating in any labor organization of their choosing; (b) be represented by labor organizations and to engage in collective bargaining with the Government […]
§ 364. Public Employees Relations Board, created
(a) There is hereby created as a separate independent board of the Government of the Virgin Islands, a Public Employees Relations Board (PERB). The PERB shall be composed of five members recommended by the Governor and approved by the Legislature. Not less than two of the appointed members shall be residents of the District of […]