26 §1293. Separability
§1293. Separability 1. Separability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, shall, for any reason, be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this chapter and the application of […]
26 §1294. Amendment
§1294. Amendment This Act shall not be amended without first consulting the Supreme Judicial Court. [PL 1983, c. 702 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 702 (NEW).
26 §1295. Bargaining agent access
§1295. Bargaining agent access 1. Bargaining agent access to employees. Public employers shall provide to a bargaining agent access to members of the bargaining unit that the bargaining agent exclusively represents. Access must include, but is not limited to, the following: A. The right to meet with individual employees on the premises of the […]
26 §1296. Obligations during interim between contracts
§1296. Obligations during interim between contracts During the interim after the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement and before the effective date of any subsequent collective bargaining agreement, judicial employees covered by the expired collective bargaining agreement remain eligible for and must receive merit or step increases in accordance with the terms and conditions set […]
26 §1284. Prohibited acts of the public employer, judicial employers and judicial employee organizations
§1284. Prohibited acts of the public employer, judicial employers and judicial employee organizations 1. Public employer prohibitions. The public employer, its representatives and agents are prohibited from: A. Interfering with, restraining or coercing employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in section 1283; [PL 1983, c. 702 (NEW).] B. Encouraging or discouraging […]
26 §1284-A. Continuation of grievance arbitration provisions
§1284-A. Continuation of grievance arbitration provisions 1. Contract signed before October 1, 2005. If a contract between a public employer and a bargaining agent signed prior to October 1, 2005 expires prior to the parties’ agreement on a new contract, the grievance arbitration provisions of the expired contract pertaining to disciplinary action remain in effect […]
26 §1285. Obligation to bargain; methods of resolving disputes
§1285. Obligation to bargain; methods of resolving disputes 1. Negotiations. On and after the effective date of this chapter, it shall be the obligation of the public employer and the bargaining agent to bargain collectively. “Collective bargaining” means, for the purpose of this chapter, their mutual obligation: A. To meet at reasonable times; […]
26 §1286. Bargaining unit; how determined
§1286. Bargaining unit; how determined 1. Unit determination. In the event of a dispute between the public employer and an employee or employees over the appropriateness of a unit for purposes of collective bargaining or between the public employer and an employee or employees over whether a supervisory or other position is included in the […]
26 §1287. Determination of bargaining agent
§1287. Determination of bargaining agent 1. Voluntary recognition. Any judicial employee organization may file a request with the public employer alleging that a majority of the judicial 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 shall describe […]
26 §1288. Maine Labor Relations Board; rule-making procedure and review of proceedings
§1288. Maine Labor Relations Board; rule-making procedure and review of proceedings 1. Rule-making procedure. Proceedings conducted under this chapter shall be subject to the rules and procedures of the board promulgated under section 968, subsection 3. [PL 1983, c. 702 (NEW).] 2. Review of representation proceedings. Any person aggrieved by any ruling or determination […]