New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 1 - Executive Orders (Nelson A. Rockefeller) › Section 1.15 - Executive order no. 15: relating to procedures for the submission and settlement of grievances of state employees

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
BY VIRTUE of the authority vested in me by the Constitution
					 and Laws of the State of New York, it is hereby Ordered as Follows:
I. Preamble. In order to establish a more
				  harmonious and cooperative relationship between the State and its employees, it
				  is hereby declared to be the policy of this Administration and the purpose of
				  this Order to provide for the settlement of differences through an orderly
				  grievance procedure. It is also the policy of this Administration to assure to
				  State employees the right to full freedom of association, self-organization and
				  designation of representatives of their own choosing for the purpose of
				  adjustment of their grievances, free from interference, restraint, coercion, or
				  reprisal. All the provisions of this Order shall be liberally construed for the
				  accomplishment of this purpose.
II.
				  Basic standards and principles.
1. Every
				  employee shall have the right to join or to continue as a member of any
				  employee association or labor organization; provided, however, that no employee
				  shall organize or help to organize or become a member of any society or group
				  of persons which teaches or advocates that the government of the United States
				  or of any State or of any political subdivision thereof shall be overthrown by
				  force or violence, or by any unlawful means.
2. Every employee shall have the right to
				  present his grievance in accordance with the procedures prescribed hereunder,
				  with or without a representative of his own choosing, free from interference,
				  coercion, restraint, discrimination or reprisal. There shall be no
				  discrimination against any employee because such employee has formed, joined,
				  or chosen to be represented by any employee organization for the purposes of
				  this Order.
3. It is a fundamental
				  responsibility of supervisors at all levels to consider, and, commensurate with
				  authority delegated by the head of the department or agency, to take
				  appropriate action promptly and fairly on a grievance of any subordinate
				  employee or employees. To this end appropriate authority shall be delegated to
				  supervisors by heads of departments and agencies.
4. The head of each State department or
				  agency shall be responsible for carrying out the provisions of this Order and
				  the regulations prescribed hereunder and maintaining the standards herein
				  prescribed in his department or agency.
5. The heads of State departments and
				  agencies, or their designated representatives shall hold conferences at
				  appropriate times with employee representatives on problems relating to
				  conditions of employment and the continued improvement of the public service.
				  Proposed new rules or modifications of existing rules governing working
				  conditions should, wherever practicable, be announced in advance and discussed
				  in conference with employee representatives before they are established.
				  Employees are encouraged to contribute their experiences and their ideas to the
				  solution of problems in the public service and to acquire a feeling of
				  identification with the objectives of their department or agency.
6. Informal resolution of differences prior
				  to initiation of action under the formal grievance procedure is
				  encouraged.