36-8-22-1. Application of Chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies after December 31, 2007. As added by P.L.48-2007, SEC.1.
36-8-22-10. Employer Rights
Sec. 10. This chapter is not intended to circumscribe or modify the existing right of an employer to: (1) direct the work of the employer’s employees; (2) hire, promote, demote, transfer, assign, and retain employees in positions; (3) suspend, discharge, or otherwise discipline employees for just cause; (4) maintain the efficiency of governmental operations; (5) […]
36-8-22-11. Prohibited Employer Practices
Sec. 11. An employer may not do the following: (1) Interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed under this chapter. (2) Dominate, interfere with, or assist in the formation or administration of an employee organization, or contribute financial or other support to an employee organization. However, an employer may […]
36-8-22-12. Meet and Confer; Advisory Opinion; Mediation and Conciliation
Sec. 12. (a) An exclusive recognized representative of the employees of an employer that elects to meet and confer with an employer must notify the employer in writing that the exclusive recognized representative intends to exercise its rights under this chapter. (b) Except as provided by section 13 of this chapter, an employer who has […]
36-8-22-13. Employer Election to Meet and Confer; Termination of Duty to Meet and Confer
Sec. 13. (a) An employer is not required to meet and confer with an exclusive recognized representative under this chapter unless the exclusive recognized representative has notified the employer in writing that the exclusive recognized representative elects to exercise its rights under this chapter. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), an employer may elect to meet and […]
36-8-22-14. Deficit Financing Prohibited
Sec. 14. (a) As used in this section, “deficit financing” means making expenditures that exceed the money legally available to an employer in any budget year. (b) An employer may not enter into an agreement under section 12 of this chapter that will place the employer in a position of deficit financing. An agreement is […]
36-8-22-15. No Strike Participation; Employee Discharge; Loss of Right of Representation
Sec. 15. (a) This section applies to employees of an employer regardless of population. (b) An employee, an employee organization, or an exclusive recognized representative may not participate in or encourage participation in a strike against an employer. (c) An employee engaging in a strike is subject to discharge by the employer as provided in […]
36-8-22-16. Maximum Agreement Term
Sec. 16. The term of any written agreement entered into under section 12 of this chapter may not exceed forty-eight (48) months. As added by P.L.48-2007, SEC.1.
36-8-22-2. “Employee”
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, “employee” means a full-time employee of a police or fire department. However, the term does not include an employee in an upper level policymaking position. As added by P.L.48-2007, SEC.1.
36-8-22-3. “Employee Organization”
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, “employee organization” means an organization: (1) that includes employees as members; and (2) whose primary purpose is to represent the members of the organization on issues concerning grievances, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, conditions of employment, or becoming an exclusive recognized representative. As added by P.L.48-2007, […]
36-8-22-4. “Employer”
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, “employer” means a unit. As added by P.L.48-2007, SEC.1.
36-8-22-5. “Exclusive Recognized Representative”
Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, “exclusive recognized representative” means an employee organization elected under section 9 of this chapter. As added by P.L.48-2007, SEC.1.
36-8-22-6. “Strike”
Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, “strike” means a: (1) work stoppage by two (2) or more employees to enforce compliance with demands made on an employer; or (2) temporary stoppage of work activities by two (2) or more employees in protest against an act or condition. As added by P.L.48-2007, SEC.1.
36-8-22-7. Exemptions; Existing Agreements
Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in section 15 of this chapter, this chapter does not apply to an employer with a population of less than seven thousand (7,000). (b) This chapter does not apply to an employer that has adopted by: (1) ordinance; (2) resolution; (3) amendment; or (4) executive order; provisions and procedures […]
36-8-22-8. Employee Rights
Sec. 8. (a) All employees have the right to: (1) meet and freely assemble to discuss their interests as employees on the employees’ own time; (2) form an employee organization on the employees’ own time; and (3) join and assist an employee organization. (b) The rights guaranteed under subsection (a) include the right to: (1) […]
36-8-22-9. Election of Exclusive Recognized Representative
Sec. 9. (a) An employee organization is the exclusive recognized representative of the employees of an employer if: (1) before January 1, 2008, the employee organization was recognized by the employer as the sole representative of the employer’s employees; or (2) after December 31, 2007, the employee organization is elected to be the exclusive recognized […]