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 §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 §1281. Purpose
§1281. Purpose It is declared to be the public policy of this State and it is the purpose of this chapter to promote improvement of the relationship between the Judicial Department of the State and its employees by cooperating with the Supreme Judicial Court in recognizing the right of judicial employees to join labor organizations […]
26 §1282. Definitions
§1282. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1983, c. 702 (NEW).] 1. Bargaining agent. “Bargaining agent” means any lawful organization, association or individual representative of such an organization or association which has as its primary purpose the representation of employees in […]
26 §1283. Right of judicial employees to join or refrain from joining labor organizations; prohibition
§1283. Right of judicial employees to join or refrain from joining labor organizations; prohibition A person may not directly or indirectly interfere with, intimidate, restrain, coerce or discriminate against a judicial employee or a group of judicial employees in the free exercise of their rights, given by this section, to voluntarily: [PL 2007, c. […]
26 §1283-A. Judicial employees; probationary period
§1283-A. Judicial employees; probationary period If the public employer requires a judicial employee to complete a probationary period, that judicial employee may be dismissed, suspended or otherwise disciplined without cause during that probationary period. Dismissal, suspension or any other disciplinary action against a judicial employee during the probationary period is not subject to the grievance […]
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 […]