Section 8-A2008. SELECTION OF A REPRESENTATIVE LABOR ORGANIZATION

 

2008.1Whenever a choice available to employees in an appropriate bargaining unit is between two (2) or more labor organizations, as determined by the Public Employee Relations Board in accordance with its rules, the selection of the representative labor organization or the rejection of all of the choices shall be made by election, under the provisions of §2009 and the applicable rules of the PERB.

 

2008.2Whenever the choice that is available to employees in an appropriate bargaining unit is limited to the acceptance or rejection of a single labor organization, the Public Employee Relations Board may determine that the organization has been accepted in accordance with its rules or may conduct an election in accordance with §2009 and its rules.

 

2008.3The determination to decertify a labor organization shall be shall be made by the PERB in accordance with its rules.

 

2008.4Whenever a labor organization is certified as the representative of an appropriate bargaining unit, the recognition shall be exclusive for a minimum period of one (1) year from the date of certification, and until another election is held which results in decertification of the labor organization, selection of another labor organization to represent the unit, or in an election by the unit for "no union."

 

2008.5No election shall be held in any bargaining unit in which a valid election, including a run-off election or additional election, as provided in §2009, has been held during the preceding twelve (12) months.

 

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Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 1487 (February 24, 1989).