Section Pub 302.02 - Additional Criteria for Determining Appropriate Bargaining Units(a) An appropriate bargaining unit shall be characterized by the existence of a community of interest shared by its members.(b) In determining the appropriate bargaining unit, the board shall consider the following as evidence of a community of interest, in addition to the elements set out in RSA 273-A:8, I(a) through (d): (1) A common geographic location of the proposed unit;(2) The presence of: a. Common work rules and personnel practices; and b. Common salary and fringe benefit structures; and(3) The self-felt community of interest among employees.(c) In addition to considering the principle of community of interest, the board shall also consider: (1) The effect of forming any particular bargaining unit on the efficiency of government operations as contemplated in RSA 273-A:1, XI; and(2) The potential for employees within the proposed bargaining unit experiencing a division of loyalties between the public employer and the employees' exclusive representative.N.H. Admin. Code § Pub 302.02
#2325, eff 3-28-83; ss by #3019, eff 5-14-85; EXPIRED: 5-14-91
New. #5679, eff 8-4-93, EXPIRED: 8-4-99
New. #7093, INTERIM, eff 9-9-99, EXPIRES: 1-7-00; ss by #7187, eff 1-8-00, EXPIRED: 1-8-08
New. #9081-B, eff 1-29-08
Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 41, Filed October 13, 2016, Proposed by #11176, Effective 9/16/2016, Expires 9/16/2026.