Section 3-205 - Administration and enforcement of title; guidelines for creating new bargaining unit; exclusive representation elections; unfair labor practices and lockouts.
§ 3-205. Administration and enforcement of title; guidelines for creating new bargaining unit; exclusive representation elections; unfair labor practices and lockouts.
(a) In general.- The Board is responsible for administering and enforcing provisions of this title relating to employees described in § 3-102(a)(1)(i) through (iv) and (2) of this title.
(b) Creation of new bargaining unit guidelines; monitoring of elections; investigation of unfair labor practices and lockouts.- In addition to any other powers or duties provided for elsewhere in this title, the Board may:
(1) (i) establish guidelines for creating new bargaining units that include a consideration of:
1. the effect of overfragmentation on the employer;
2. the administrative structures of the State employer;
3. the recommendations of the parties;
4. the recommendations of the Executive Director;
5. the desires of the employees involved;
6. the communities of interest of the employees involved; and
7. the wages, hours, and other working conditions of the employees;
(ii) establish standards for determining an appropriate bargaining unit; and
(iii) investigate and resolve disputes about appropriate bargaining units;
(2) establish procedures for, supervise the conduct of, and resolve disputes about elections for exclusive representatives; and
(3) investigate and take appropriate action in response to complaints of unfair labor practices and lockouts.
[1999, ch. 298, § 2; 2001, ch. 341; 2006, ch. 62; 2010, ch. 704.]