1. Rule making procedure. Proceedings conducted under this chapter shall be subject to the rules and procedures of the board promulgated under section 968, subsection 3.

[PL 1975, c. 603, §1 (NEW).]

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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1028

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Bargaining agent: means any lawful organization, association or individual representative of such organization or association, which has as one of its primary purposes the representation of employees in their employment relations with employers and which has been certified by the Executive Director of the Maine Labor Relations Board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1022
  • Board: means the Maine Labor Relations Board as defined in section 968, subsection 1. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1022
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Executive Director: means the Executive Director of the Maine Labor Relations Board as defined in section 968, subsection 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1022
  • in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Review of representation proceedings. Any person aggrieved by any ruling or determination of the executive director under sections 1024?A and 1025 may appeal, within 15 days of the announcement of the ruling or determination, except that in the instance of objections to the conduct of an election or challenged ballots the time period is 5 working days, to the Maine Labor Relations Board. Upon receipt of such an appeal, the board shall within a reasonable time hold a hearing, having first caused 7 days’ notice, in writing, of the time and place of the hearings to be given to the aggrieved party, the labor organizations or bargaining agent and the public employer. The hearings and the procedures established in furtherance thereof must be in accordance with section 968. Decisions of the board made pursuant to this subsection are subject to review by the Superior Court under the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 80C, in accordance with the standards specified in section 972, if the complaint is filed within 15 days of the date of issuance of the decision. The complaint must be served upon the board and all parties to the board proceeding by certified mail, return receipt requested.

[PL 2007, c. 695, Pt. C, §17 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1975, c. 564, §38 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 603, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 671, §21 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 697, §15 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 770, §115 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 143, §6 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 90, §6 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 695, Pt. C, §17 (AMD).