§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 […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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. […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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; […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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. […]
§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 […]
§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. […]
§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 […]
§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).
§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 […]
§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 […]
