North Dakota Code 34-12-05 – Exclusive representation – Employees’ adjustment of grievances directly with employer
1. Representatives designated or selected for the purpose of collective bargaining of the employees in a unit appropriate for such purposes are exclusive representatives of all the employees in such unit for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, or other conditions of employment.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 34-12-05
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
2. Any individual employee or group of employees has the right at any time to present grievances to the individual’s or group’s employer and to have such grievances adjusted, without the intervention of the bargaining representative, as long as the adjustment is not inconsistent with the terms of a collective bargaining contract or agreement then in effect. The bargaining representative must be given an opportunity to be present at such adjustment.