N.J. Admin. Code § 1:20-6.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 1:20-6.3 - Contents of petition

(a) A petition shall be in writing and signed by the nonmember(s) making the complaint. More than one nonmember in the same negotiations unit may sign a petition.

(b) A blank form for filing such a petition will be supplied upon request. Requests shall be addressed to: Public Employment Relations Commission Appeal Board, 429 East State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608.

(c) The petition shall contain the following:

1. The full name, address and telephone number of the nonmember filing the petition and, where applicable, the name, address and telephone number of any authorized representative;

2. The full name and address of the majority representative of the nonmember's collective negotiations unit;

3. The full name and address of the public employer of the nonmember filing the petition;

4. The amount of the representation fee in lieu of dues and, where known, the amount of the regular membership dues, initiation fees and assessments charged by the majority representative to its own members;

5. A statement of the grounds for the nonmember's belief that the representation fee in lieu of dues is excessive or improper, including a brief recitation of the facts, if any, which give rise to the belief that the fee is excessive. It shall be sufficient for the petitioner to state opposition either to all expenditures of a political or ideological nature only incidentally related to the terms and conditions of employment, or to expenditures applied toward the costs of any benefits available only to members of the majority representative, or to both; and

6. A statement as to whether the nonmember filing the petition has exhausted the majority representative's demand and return system and the result of that proceeding. If the result of that proceeding was in written form, a copy of the writing should be appended to the petition.

N.J. Admin. Code § 1:20-6.3