Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 1618 – Status of existing exclusive representative
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An employee organization that has been certified as the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit deemed to be appropriate prior to the effective date of this chapter shall so continue without the requirement of an election and certification until such time as a question concerning representation is appropriately raised under this chapter in accordance with § 1611(b) of this title, or until the Board would find the unit not to be appropriate in accordance with § 1610(f) of this title.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 1618
- bargaining unit: means a group of police officers or firefighters designated by the Public Employment Relations Board as appropriate for representation by an employee organization for purposes of collective bargaining. See Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 1602
- Board: means the Public Employment Relations Board established by § 4006 of Title 14 and made applicable to this chapter by § 1306 of this title. See Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 1602
- Certification: means official recognition by the Board, following a secret-ballot election, that an employee organization is the exclusive representative for all employees in an appropriate bargaining unit. See Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 1602
- Employee organization: means any organization which admits to membership police officers or firefighters employed by a public employer and which has as a purpose the representation of such employees in collective bargaining, and includes any person acting as an officer, representative or agent of said organization. See Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 1602
- exclusive representative: means the employee organization which as a result of certification by the Board has the right and responsibility to be the collective bargaining agent of all employees in that bargaining unit. See Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 1602