N.J. Admin. Code § 19:11-3.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 19:11-3.1 - Recognition as exclusive representative

(a) Whenever a public employer has been requested to recognize an employee organization as the exclusive representative of a majority of the employees in an appropriate collective negotiations unit, the public employer and the employee organization may resolve such matters without the intervention of the Commission.

(b) The Commission will accord certain privileges to such recognition as set forth in 19:11-2.7, Intervention and 19:11-2.8, Timeliness of petitions, provided the following criteria have been satisfied before the written grant of such recognition by a public employer:

1. The public employer has satisfied itself in good faith, after a suitable check of the showing of interest, that the employee representative is the freely chosen representative of a majority of the employees in an appropriate collective negotiations unit;

2. The public employer conspicuously posted a notice, where notices to employees are normally posted, for a period of at least 10 consecutive days advising all persons that it intends to grant such exclusive recognition without an election to a named employee organization for a specified negotiations unit;

3. The public employer served written notification on any employee organizations that have claimed, by a written communication within the year preceding the request for recognition, to represent any of the employees in the unit involved, or any organization with which it has dealt within the year preceding the date of the request for recognition. Such notification was made at least 10 days before the grant of recognition and contained the information set forth in (b)2 above;

4. Another employee organization has not within the 10-day period notified the public employer, in writing, of a claim to represent any of the employees in the collective negotiations unit or has not within such period filed a valid petition for certification of public employee representative with the Director of Representation;

5. Such recognition shall be in writing and shall set forth specifically the collective negotiations unit involved.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:11-3.1

Amended by R.1995 d.488, effective 9/5/1995.
See: 27 New Jersey Register 2544(b), 27 New Jersey Register 3381(a).
Amended by R.2000 d.320, effective 8/7/2000.
See: 32 New Jersey Register 1503(a), 32 New Jersey Register 2926(b).
In (b)2, deleted a reference to bulletin boards.