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 1,170 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
PERB'S
NEW DATABASE SYSTEM
Check out PERB's new electronic research
and retrieval database system. The system consists of three
databases of full-text documents: Contracts, PERB and Court
Decisions, and Neutral Decisions. Each database has an indexed
listing of its documents and search functions to research
the database. The system is accessible through the "Searchable
Databases" link on PERB's homepage. Questions may be
directed to Diana Richeson at diana.richeson@iowa.gov.
IOWA
PERB NEWSLETTER
Beginning in July, 2008, the PERB Newsletter
is published on a quarterly basis. Prior issues can be viewed
by clicking on the "Newsletter Archive" link. Questions
may be addressed to Jim McClimon at (515) 281-4053 or james.mcclimon@iowa.gov
Click here for
July issue.
CONTRACTS
Please send all current contracts in Word
format or PDF via email, along with the number of employees
covered under the agreement 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. To access
Contract, please go to the Searchable Databases Link. Questions
should be directed to Nancy Anders at 515-281-4041.
2009
PERB CONFERENCE
Mark your calendars and plan to attend
the next PERB conference on October 8-9, 2009. A highlight
of the conference will be the 35th anniversary of the Public
Employment Relations Act. Look for updates as more information
becomes available. The conference will be held at the West
Des Moines Marriott.
PERB
HEALTH CARE DATA COLLECTION PROJECT
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 and the members can (click
here) to access their accounts.
If you are not a member of the Statewide
Labor Management Committee and would like to view the survey
document click here.
Questions regarding the project may
be addressed to Jim McClimon at (515) 281-4053 or james.mcclimon@iowa.gov.
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."
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