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MN Stat § 179A.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179A — Public Employment Labor Relations|Section 179A.14 — Negotiation Procedures.

179A.14 NEGOTIATION PROCEDURES. Subdivision 1. Initiation of negotiation. (a) First agreement. When an exclusive representative desires to meet and negotiate an initial agreement establishing terms and conditions of employment, the exclusive representative shall give written notice to the employer and the commissioner. If the exclusive representative has not been certified by the commissioner under section 179A.12 within one year of such written notice, the employer has ten days from receipt of the notice to object to the demand to negotiate by petitioning the commissioner to investigate either the appropriateness of the unit or the question of representation that the employer believes is raised by the demand, or both. If the employer does not object within ten days, the employer accepts the obligations of section 179A.07, subdivision 2, and the balance of this chapter with regard to such exclusive representative. If the employer does object by filing a petition under this section, the commissioner shall investigate the petition under section 179A.12, subdivision 5. (b) Subsequent agreement. When a party to a contract desires to meet and negotiate an agreement subsequent to the initial agreement, the party shall give written notice to the other party and to the commissioner at least 60 days before the termination date of the existing contract. If a party fails to give the required 60-day notice, the party is subject to a fine of $10 per day for each day the notice is late. The fine for late notice may be waived at the discretion of the commissioner if the commissioner finds that the failure to give timely notice did not prejudice the commissioner or the other party in the fulfillment of their responsibilities and duties. The fine for late notice is the only penalty for late notice under this paragraph. Subd. 2. Joint negotiations. Public employers and exclusive representatives of employees may voluntarily participate in joint negotiations in similar or identical appropriate units. It is the policy of sections 179A.01 to 179A.25 to encourage areawide negotiations, and the commissioner shall encourage it when possible. Subd. 3. Public meetings. All negotiations, mediation sessions, and hearings between public employers and public employees or their respective representatives are public meetings except when otherwise provided by the commissioner. History:  1984 c 462 s 15; 1985 c 157 s 3; 1987 c 186 s 15; 1989 c 255 s 6
MN Stat § 179A.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179A — Public Employment Labor Relations|Section 179A.15 — Mediation.

179A.15 MEDIATION. Once notice has been given under section 179A.14, the employer or the exclusive representative may petition the commissioner for mediation services. A petition by an employer shall be signed by the employer or an authorized officer or agent. A petition by an exclusive representative shall be signed by its authorized officer. All petitions shall be served on the commissioner in writing. The petition shall state briefly the nature of the disagreement of the parties. Upon receipt of a petition and upon concluding that mediation would be useful, the commissioner shall fix a time and place for a conference with the parties to negotiate the issues not agreed upon, and shall then take the most expedient steps to bring about a settlement, including assisting in negotiating and drafting an agreement. If the commissioner determines that mediation would be useful in resolving a dispute, the commissioner may mediate the dispute even if neither party has filed a petition for mediation. In these cases, the commissioner shall proceed as if a petition had been filed. The commissioner shall not furnish mediation services to any employee or employee representative who is not certified as an exclusive representative. All parties shall respond to the summons of the commissioner for conferences and shall continue in conference until excused by the commissioner. History:  1984 c 462 s 16; 1985 c 157 s 4; 1987 c 186 s 15; 1Sp2001 c 10 art 2 s 61
MN Stat § 179A.17 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179A — Public Employment Labor Relations|Section 179A.17 — New Exclusive Representatives.

179A.17 NEW EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVES. Subdivision 1. For teachers. If a new or different exclusive representative of teachers employed by a local school district is certified by the commissioner at any time other than the period between 120 days before the termination date of a contract and the termination date of the contract, or if on July 1 of any odd-numbered year a representation proceeding involving the employer and the employer's teachers is before the commissioner, section 179A.18, subdivision 2, clause (1), shall apply. In those cases, however, the employer and the exclusive representative of the teachers shall execute a written contract or memorandum of contract no later than 60 days after a certification by the commissioner of a new or different exclusive representative or the resolution by the commissioner of a representation proceeding. Either party may petition the commissioner for assistance in reaching an agreement. If the employer and the exclusive representative of the teachers fail to execute a contract by 60 days after the certification of a new or different exclusive representative or the resolution by the commissioner of a representation proceeding, they shall be conclusively presumed to be at an impasse after having participated in mediation as specified in section 179A.18, subdivision 2, clause (1)(ii). Subd. 2. Nonteachers. If a new or different exclusive representative of employees other than teachers employed by a local school district is certified by the commissioner, or if on the expiration date of an existing contract a representation proceeding is before the commissioner, section 179A.18, subdivision 1, clause (1), shall apply. In those cases, however, the employer and the exclusive representative of the employees shall execute a written contract or memorandum of contract no later than 45 days after a certification by the commissioner of a new or different exclusive representative or the resolution by the commissioner of a representation proceeding. Either party may petition the commissioner for assistance in reaching an agreement. If the employer and the exclusive representative fail to execute a contract by 45 days after the certification of a new or different exclusive representative or the resolution by the commissioner of a representation proceeding, they shall be conclusively presumed to be at an impasse after having participated for a period of no less than 45 days in mediation sessions. History:  1984 c 462 s 18; 1985 c 157 s 6; 1987 c 186 s 15; 1992 c 582 s 19
MN Stat § 179A.21 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179A — Public Employment Labor Relations|Section 179A.21 — Grievance Arbitration.

179A.21 GRIEVANCE ARBITRATION. Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "grievance" means a dispute or disagreement as to the interpretation or application of any term or terms of any contract required by section 179A.20. Subd. 2. Selection. If the parties to a contract cannot agree upon an arbitrator or panel of arbitrators as provided by the contract grievance procedures or the procedures established by the commissioner, the parties shall alternately strike names from a list of arbitrators selected by the commissioner until only one name remains. This arbitrator shall decide the grievance and the decision is binding upon the parties. The parties shall share equally the costs and fees of the arbitrator. Subd. 3. Limits. Arbitration decisions authorized or required by a grievance procedure are subject to the limitations contained in section 179A.16, subdivision 5. The arbitrator shall send the commissioner a copy of each grievance arbitration decision and any written explanation. If any issues submitted to arbitration are settled voluntarily before the arbitrator issues a decision, the arbitrator shall report the settlement to the commissioner. History:  1984 c 462 s 22; 1987 c 186 s 15; 1992 c 582 s 22,23
MN Stat § 179A.22 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179A — Public Employment Labor Relations|Section 179A.22 — State And Its Employees; Negotiations.

179A.22 STATE AND ITS EMPLOYEES; NEGOTIATIONS. Subdivision 1. Appointing authority. For purposes of this section the term "appointing authority" has the meaning given it by section 43A.02, subdivision 5. Subd. 2. Employer. The employer of state executive branch employees shall be, for purposes of sections 179A.01 to 179A.25, the commissioner of management and budget or the commissioner's representative. Subd. 3. Duties. In all negotiations between the executive branch of the state and exclusive representatives, the state executive branch shall be represented by the commissioner of management and budget or the commissioner's representative. The attorney general, and each appointing authority shall cooperate with the commissioner of management and budget in conducting negotiations and shall make available any personnel and other resources necessary to enable the commissioner to conduct effective negotiations. Subd. 4. Agreements. The commissioner of management and budget is authorized to enter into agreements with exclusive representatives. The negotiated agreements and arbitration decision must be submitted to the legislature to be accepted or rejected in accordance with this section and section 3.855. History:  1984 c 462 s 23; 1986 c 444; 1992 c 582 s 24; 1994 c 560 art 2 s 20; 1999 c 216 art 7 s 14,15; 2008 c 204 s 42; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 179A.225 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179A — Public Employment Labor Relations|Section 179A.225 — Court Employees; Negotiations.

179A.225 COURT EMPLOYEES; NEGOTIATIONS. Subdivision 1. Employer. The employer of court employees is, for purposes of sections 179A.01 to 179A.25, the state court administrator or designated representative. Subd. 2. Duties. In all negotiations between the state court system and exclusive representatives of court employees, the state court system must be represented by the state court administrator or designated representative. All judges and managerial, confidential, and supervisory personnel of the supreme court, the court of appeals, and the judicial districts that are under section 480.181, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), shall cooperate with the designated representative of the state court administrator in conducting negotiations and shall make available any personnel and other resources necessary to enable the representative of the state court administrator to conduct effective negotiations. Subd. 3. Agreements. The state court administrator is authorized to enter into agreements with exclusive representatives. History:   1999 c 216 art 7 s 16
MN Stat § 179A.226 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179A — Public Employment Labor Relations|Section 179A.226 — Board Of Public Defense Employees; Negotiations.

179A.226 BOARD OF PUBLIC DEFENSE EMPLOYEES; NEGOTIATIONS. Subdivision 1. Duties. In all negotiations between the state Board of Public Defense and exclusive representatives, the board must be represented by the chief administrator of the board or the chief administrator's designee. Each appointing authority shall cooperate with the chief administrator in conducting negotiations and shall make available any personnel and other resources necessary to enable the chief administrator to conduct effective negotiations. For purposes of this subdivision, "appointing authority" means the state public defender, the deputy state public defender, or the chief public defender of the judicial district, as appropriate. Subd. 2. Agreements. The state Board of Public Defense is authorized to enter into agreements with exclusive representatives. History:   1999 c 216 art 7 s 17
MN Stat § 179A.23 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179A — Public Employment Labor Relations|Section 179A.23 — Limitation On Contracting-out Of Services Provided By Members Of A State Of Minnesota Or University Of Minnesota Bargaining Unit.

179A.23 LIMITATION ON CONTRACTING-OUT OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY MEMBERS OF A STATE OF MINNESOTA OR UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BARGAINING UNIT. Any contract entered into after March 23, 1982, by the state of Minnesota or the University of Minnesota involving services, any part of which, in the absence of the contract, would be performed by members of a unit provided in sections 179A.10 and 179A.11, shall be subject to section 16C.06 and shall provide for the preferential employment by a party of members of that unit whose employment with the state of Minnesota or the University of Minnesota is terminated as a result of that contract. Contracts entered into by the state of Minnesota for the purpose of providing court reporter services or transcription of the record of a hearing which was recorded by means of an audio magnetic recording device shall be subject to section 16C.08 and the preferential employment provisions enumerated in this section. Any court reporter seeking a contract pursuant to the preferential employment provisions of this section shall be given preference when the services are needed only if that court reporter's charges for the services requested are no greater than the average of the charges made for the identical services by other court reporters in the same locality who are also under contract with the state for those services. History:  1984 c 462 s 24; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 1998 c 386 art 2 s 66
MN Stat § 179A.24 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179A — Public Employment Labor Relations|Section 179A.24 — Application Of Sections 185.07 To 185.19.

179A.24 APPLICATION OF SECTIONS 185.07 TO 185.19. Sections 185.07 to 185.19, apply to all public employees, including those specifically excepted from the definition of public employee in section 179A.03, subdivision 14, except as sections 185.07 to 185.19 are inconsistent with section 179A.13. History:   1984 c 462 s 25
MN Stat § 179A.25 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179A — Public Employment Labor Relations|Section 179A.25 — Independent Review.

179A.25 INDEPENDENT REVIEW. It is the public policy of the state of Minnesota that every public employee should be provided with the right of independent review, by a disinterested person or agency, of any grievance arising out of the interpretation of or adherence to terms and conditions of employment. When such review is not provided under statutory, charter, or ordinance provisions for a civil service or merit system, the governmental agency may provide for such review consistent with the provisions of law or charter. If no other procedure exists for the independent review of such grievances, the employee may present the grievance to the commissioner under procedures established by the commissioner. History:  1984 c 462 s 26; 1986 c 444; 1992 c 582 s 25
MN Stat § 179A.30 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179A — Public Employment Labor Relations|Section 179A.30 — Regional Treatment Center, Nursing Home, And Community-based Facility Employees.

179A.30 REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER, NURSING HOME, AND COMMUNITY-BASED FACILITY EMPLOYEES. Subdivision 1. Exclusive representative. The exclusive representative of employees may meet and negotiate with the commissioner of management and budget, in consultation with the commissioner of human services, concerning possible changes in hours or work schedules that could produce cost reductions in the regional treatment centers. Subd. 2. Commissioner of management and budget. The commissioner of management and budget shall meet and negotiate in accordance with this chapter with the appropriate exclusive representative of the regional treatment center employees concerning the terms and conditions of employment that result from state-operated, community-based residential programs established under section 252.50. History:  1988 c 689 art 2 s 62; 2008 c 204 s 42; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 179A.40 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179A — Public Employment Labor Relations|Section 179A.40 — Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc.

179A.40 HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC. Subdivision 1. Units. The following are the appropriate employee units of the Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc. All units shall exclude supervisors, managerial employees, and confidential employees. No additional units of Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc., shall be eligible to be certified for the purpose of meeting and negotiating with an exclusive representative. The units include all: (1) registered nurses; (2) physicians; (3) professionals except for registered nurses and physicians; (4) technical and paraprofessional employees; (5) carpenters, electricians, painters, and plumbers; (6) health general service employees; (7) interpreters; (8) emergency medical technicians/emergency medical dispatchers (EMT/EMD), and paramedics; (9) bioelectronics specialists, bioelectronics technicians, and electronics technicians; (10) skilled maintenance employees; and (11) clerical employees. Subd. 2. Nonconforming units. Preexisting Hennepin County Medical Center bargaining units covered by existing labor agreements on June 3, 2005, that do not conform to one of the 11 units described in subdivision 1 shall continue to be appropriate. If an employee representative seeks to represent employees who are residual to an existing nonconforming unit, then all of the employees who are residual to that unit shall be eligible to vote in an election conducted by the commissioner. An election shall be held when an employee organization or group of employees files a petition for an election and the petition is supported by a showing of interest from 30 percent or more of the employees who are residual to an existing nonconforming unit. The employees who are residual to an existing nonconforming unit shall be included within the existing nonconforming unit if a majority of the eligible employees who vote cast their ballots in favor of representation during an election conducted by the commissioner. Nothing shall preclude an exclusive representative and Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc., or prior to the formation of the corporation Hennepin County, from agreeing to an election conducted by the commissioner or other appropriate procedure by which less than all of the employees who are residual to an existing nonconforming unit may be added to the unit. History:  2005 c 125 art 1 s 29; art 2 s 5,10; 1Sp2005 c 7 s 34
MN Stat § 180.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 180 — Mine Inspectors|Section 180.01 — Appointment.

180.01 APPOINTMENT. The board of commissioners of any county in this state, where there are at least five mines situate and in operation, is authorized and directed to enforce the provisions of this chapter by designating the appropriate individual or individuals to discharge the duties of county mine inspector. During periods of transition of up to 12 months, or for counties where less than five mines are situated and in operation, the county may designate an appropriate county officer that is exempt from the qualifications in section 180.02. Acts or omissions of a mine inspector, whether statutory or discretionary, are acts or omissions as defined in section 466.03, subdivision 5 or 6. History:  (4233) 1905 c 166 s 1; 1951 c 687 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 530 s 4; 2013 c 38 s 1
MN Stat § 180.015 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 180 — Mine Inspectors|Section 180.015 — Definitions.

180.015 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. The terms defined in this section have the meanings given. Subd. 2. Mine inspector. "Mine inspector" or "inspector of mines" means the person designated by the county as the county mine inspector, and includes any assistant mine inspectors. Subd. 3. Mine waste. "Mine waste" means any material, such as surface overburden, rock, lean ore, or tailings, which in the process of mining and beneficiation has been removed from the earth and stored elsewhere on the surface. Subd. 4. Mining. "Mining" means the process of removing; stockpiling; processing; storing; transporting, excluding use of common carriers and public transportation systems; and reclaiming any material in connection with the commercial production of metallic minerals. This includes exploration activities such as the taking of large bulk samples. Subd. 5. Mining area or area subjected to mining. "Mining area" or "area subjected to mining" means an area of land from which material is removed in connection with the production or extraction of metallic minerals; the lands on which material from the mining is deposited; the lands on which beneficiating plants, heap and dump leaching facilities, and auxiliary facilities are located; lands on which the water reservoirs used in the mining process are located; and auxiliary lands that are used or intended to be used in a particular mining operation. Subd. 6. Mining operation. "Mining operation" means all of a mining project without regard to political, administrative, or ownership boundaries, which includes mining area, mine waste, and all of the facilities used in mining as defined in this chapter. Subd. 7. Reportable accident. "Reportable accident" means: (1) a death of any individual on mine property; (2) an injury that has a reasonable potential to cause death; (3) mine fires that result in evacuation of miners or cause significant damage to structures or equipment at a mine; (4) all explosions, including methane, dust, or unplanned detonation of explosives or blasting agents; (5) coal or rock outbursts, including bumps or bounces, that result in injury or evacuation of an area, or that interrupt production for more than 30 minutes; (6) inundations by liquid or gas; (7) entrapment of any person requiring mine rescue efforts; (8) any unstable condition at an impoundment or refuse pile that requires emergency corrective action to prevent failure or requires evacuation; (9) any accident at a mine that is likely to be the subject of immediate or extraordinary media interest; or (10) a death of any individual off-mine property resulting from activities, such as flyrock, on mine property. History:   2013 c 38 s 2
MN Stat § 180.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 180 — Mine Inspectors|Section 180.02 — Qualifications, Oath.

180.02 QUALIFICATIONS, OATH. Previous to appointment the inspector shall have had at least two years of practical experience in mining and mining-related safety work. Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of office, the inspector shall take an oath before a person authorized by law to administer oaths to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the state of Minnesota, and that the inspector will faithfully, impartially, and to the best of ability discharge the duties of office, and file a certificate of having done so in the office of the county auditor. History:  (4234) 1905 c 166 s 2; 1911 c 133 s 1; 1921 c 7 s 1; 1951 c 687 s 2; 1953 c 259 s 1; 1957 c 310 s 1; 1986 c 444; 2013 c 38 s 3