To
promote harmonious and cooperative relationships between government
and its employees without disruption of public services, via
the expert and timely services of a neutral agency.
Welcome
from Chair James R. Riordan
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Greetings
and welcome to the Iowa Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)
web-site.
PERB is an executive branch agency created by the Iowa General
Assembly in 1974 to administer the Public Employment Relations
Act, Iowa Code chapter 20 which defines the collective bargaining
rights and duties of public employers and public employees in
Iowa. It is a neutral agency administered by a three-member
Board. Currently there are more than 1,161 certified bargaining
units in Iowa's public sector, encompassing employees of the
state, cities, counties, area education agencies, community
colleges, state universities, Iowa's school districts and special
purpose districts.
We
hope the information on this website is useful to you. Thanks
for visiting.
James R. Riordan, Board Chair
IOWA PERB NEWSLETTER -
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Click for January
Newsletter.
NOTICE TO CONSTITUENTS:
The maximum per diem that neutrals can
charge increased from $650 per day to $800 per day effective
November 14, 2007.
RECENT SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
The Iowa Supreme Court issued an opinion on February 8, 2008,
in State of Iowa v. PERB and AFSCME Iowa Council 61 holding
that PERB does not have authority to remedy a nonwillful violation
of chapter 20 that would be a prohibited practice if it were
committed willfully. Click
here to read the opinion.
The Iowa Supreme Court issued an opinion on October 19, 2007,
in Waterloo Education Association v. PERB and Waterloo
Community School District, clarifying the analysis which
should be applied in deciding negotiability issues. Click
here to read the opinion.
PERB HEALTH CARE DATA COLLECTION PROJECT (1/16/08)
A project is underway to obtain specific Iowa public sector
health insurance data for health care coverages, costs, etc.,
and to identify creative solutions to complex health care
issues. The 80 members of the Statewide Labor Management Committee
have developed a survey document.
(click
here) By February 22, that Statewide Labor Management
Committee will complete the survey prior to expanding the
project to all 1,169 Iowa certified bargaining relationships,
with data and information made available on the PERB website,
for use by all Iowa public sector unions and employers. Contact:
e-mail perb.projects@iowa.gov or 515/281-4133.
If you are not a member of the Statewide
Labor Management Committee but would like to view the survey
document click here.
IMPASSE HEARING SCHEDULE AND DECISIONS
The
fact-finding and interest arbitration hearing schedule and
text of recently issued fact-finding recommendations and interest
arbitration decisions are now posted and available for viewing
by clicking on "Impasse Activity."
CONTRACT REMINDER
Employers are reminded that they are required
to forward copies of all collective bargaining agreements
to PERB as soon as they have been prepared. If possible, send
via email, preferably in Word format, but PDF's are also acceptable.
Address them to nancy.anders@iowa.gov. Should you discover
that you have not previously sent contracts currently in effect
we would like to have those, too. Questions should be directed
to Susan Bolte at (515) 281-4414.
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