8 AAC 97.100 - Consent elections

(a) After a notice of petition has been posted for 15 calendar days, the public employer, the petitioner, and any other party who has objected or intervened under 8 AAC 97.070(3), may waive the labor relations agency hearing in 8 AAC 97.060(f) and 8 AAC 97.330 - 8 AAC 97.480 and agree to a consent election. The waiver is subject to approval by the labor relations agency. The waiver must be in the form of a written stipulation that

(1) specifies the bargaining unit agreed upon by the parties;

(2) provides that a secret ballot election be conducted among the employees in the agreed-upon bargaining unit;

(3) identifies the eligibility period for participation in the election;

(4) specifies the dates, hours, and places of the election;

(5) identifies how the bargaining unit will be designated on the ballot; and

(6) other related election procedures.

(b) An election held under a stipulation will be conducted by the labor relations agency in accordance with requirements specified by the labor relations agency for that election.

(c) If the parties cannot decide the matters identified in (a)(3) - (a)(5) of this section, the labor relations agency will decide the matters.

Notes

8 AAC 97.100

Eff. 7/22/93, Register 127

Authority:AS 23.05.380

AS 23.40.100

AS 23.40.170

AS 42.40.750

AS 42.40.820