Chapter 179A — Public Employment Labor Relations Act

179A.01 Public Policy Declares Minnesota's public policy of promoting orderly and constructive labor relationships between public employers … 179A.02 Citation Establishes the Bureau of Mediation Services (BMS) under the Department of Labor and Industry to administer public … 179A.03 Definitions Defines key terms used throughout the Public Employment Labor Relations Act, including employer, employee, exclusive … 179A.04 Commissioner's Power, Authority, and Duties Grants public employees the right to form and join labor organizations, engage in collective bargaining, and be … 179A.041 Public Employment Relations Board; Power, Authority, and Duties Establishes the Public Employment Relations Board and sets its membership, alternates, terms, powers, and procedures. … 179A.05 Defines unfair labor practices for public employers, including interference with employee rights, discrimination against … 179A.051 Appeals of Commissioner's Decisions Sets how a decision of the commissioner is challenged. Decisions about supervisory, confidential, essential, and … 179A.052 Appeals of Board's Decisions Allows decisions of the Public Employment Relations Board on unfair labor practices under sections 179.11, 179.12, … 179A.06 Employee Rights and Obligations Defines unfair labor practices for employee organizations, including coercion, refusal to bargain, and secondary … 179A.07 Employer Rights and Obligations Establishes procedures for determining appropriate bargaining units and for holding representation elections. 179A.08 Professional Employees Addresses the obligations and procedures for collective bargaining between public employers and exclusive … 179A.09 Unit Determination Establishes the scope of negotiable topics in public employment, distinguishing mandatory, permissive, and prohibited … 179A.10 State Units Addresses the rights of individual public employees within the collective bargaining framework. 179A.101 Court Units Establishes procedures for interest arbitration when negotiations reach impasse for essential employees who cannot … 179A.102 Transition to New Bargaining Unit Structure Governs the one-time certification and decertification of exclusive representatives for the court employee bargaining … 179A.103 Court Employees; General Provisions Sets general terms for court employees transferring to the state court system, covering who negotiates their contracts, … 179A.104 Board of Public Defense Establishes the only two appropriate statewide bargaining units for state employees of the Board of Public Defense, the … 179A.11 University of Minnesota Establishes provisions regarding management rights that are not subject to collective bargaining. 179A.12 Exclusive Representation; Elections; Decertification Addresses the duty of fair representation that exclusive representatives owe to all employees in the bargaining unit. 179A.13 Unfair Labor Practices Establishes procedures for resolving grievances arising under collective bargaining agreements, including binding … 179A.135 Unfair Labor Practices Involving Charitable Hospitals Lets a charitable hospital, a hospital employee, a labor organization, or another person or organization connected with … 179A.14 Collective Bargaining Agreement; Negotiation Procedures Addresses the right to strike for public employees who are not essential employees, including required notice and … 179A.15 Mediation Establishes the Labor-Management Committee structure for ongoing cooperation between public employers and employee … 179A.16 Interest Arbitration Addresses employer payroll deduction of union dues and fair share fees. 179A.17 New Exclusive Representatives Addresses provisions for reopener negotiations and interim bargaining during the term of a collective bargaining … 179A.18 Strikes Authorized Establishes provisions regarding the terms of collective bargaining agreements, including duration and ratification … 179A.19 Illegal Strikes Establishes procedures for fact-finding in public employment labor disputes when mediation fails. 179A.20 Contracts Addresses the treatment of supervisory and confidential employees under the public employment labor relations law. 179A.21 Grievance Arbitration Addresses provisions regarding professional employees and their right to separate bargaining units. 179A.22 State and Its Employees; Negotiations Establishes provisions regarding the merger or consolidation of bargaining units. 179A.225 Court Employees; Negotiations Makes the state court administrator, or a designated representative, the employer of court employees for purposes of … 179A.226 Board of Public Defense Employees; Negotiations Requires the state Board of Public Defense to be represented by its chief administrator, or the chief administrator's … 179A.23 Limitation on Contracting-out of Services Provided by Members of a State of Minnesota or University of Minnesota Bargaining Unit Addresses the effect of public employment labor relations law on other statutes and regulations. 179A.24 Applicability; Sections 185.07 to 185.19 Establishes the effective date and transitional provisions for the Public Employment Labor Relations Act. 179A.25 Independent Review Addresses severability, providing that if any provision of the act is invalidated, the remainder continues in effect. 179A.30 Regional Treatment Center, Nursing Home, and Community-based Facility Employees Allows the exclusive representative of regional treatment center employees to meet and negotiate with the commissioner … 179A.40 Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc Lists the appropriate employee bargaining units at Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc., including registered nurses, … 179A.50 This section has been repealed. 179A.51 This section has been repealed. 179A.52 This section has been repealed. 179A.53 This section has been repealed. 179A.54 Individual Providers of Direct Support Services Treats individual providers of direct support services as executive branch state employees of the commissioner of … 179A.60 Joint Powers Agreements Governs labor relations when two or more governmental units create a joint powers entity that has its own governing …