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 §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 […]
26 §1289. Prevention of prohibited acts
§1289. Prevention of prohibited acts 1. Prevention of prohibited acts; board powers. The board may prevent any person, the public employer, any judicial employee, any judicial employee organization or any bargaining agent from engaging in any of the prohibited acts enumerated in section 1284. This power shall not be affected by any other means of […]
26 §1290. Hearings before the Maine Labor Relations Board
§1290. Hearings before the Maine Labor Relations Board 1. Hearings; rules of evidence; evidence. Hearings conducted by the board shall be informal and the rules of evidence prevailing in judicial proceedings shall not be binding. Any and all documentary evidence and other evidence deemed relevant by the board may be received. [PL 1983, c. […]
26 §1291. Scope of binding contract arbitration
§1291. Scope of binding contract arbitration A collective bargaining agreement between the public employer and a bargaining agent may provide for binding arbitration as the final step of a grievance procedure, but the only grievances which may be taken to such binding arbitration shall be disputes between the parties as to the meaning or application […]
26 §1292. Review of arbitration awards
§1292. Review of arbitration awards 1. Review by Superior Court. Either party may seek a review by the Superior Court of a binding determination by an arbitration panel. For interest arbitrations, the review must be sought in accordance with the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 80B. [PL 1993, c. 90, §10 (AMD).] 2. […]
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 […]