Connecticut § 7-469 - Duty to bargain collectively.
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§ 7-469. Duty to bargain collectively.
Sec. 7-469. Duty to bargain collectively. The municipal employer and such employee organization as has been designated as exclusive representative of employees in an appropriate unit, through appropriate officials or their representatives, shall have the duty to bargain collectively. This duty extends to the obligation to bargain collectively as set forth in subsection (c) of section 7-470.
(February, 1965, P.A. 159, S. 3.)
Cited. 162 C. 579. Collective bargaining is a constitutional right. 164 C. 348. Cited. 171 C. 347; Id., 553; 175 C. 349. Standing to test constitutionality of binding arbitration provisions of Municipal Employees Relations Act discussed. 181 C. 421. Cited. 182 C. 93; 185 C. 88; 196 C. 192; Id., 623; 200 C. 38; 201 C. 577; 204 C. 746; 205 C. 116; 210 C. 549; Id., 597; 212 C. 294; 215 C. 14; 221 C. 244; 224 C. 666; 225 C. 297; 232 C. 57; 234 C. 123.
Cited. 3 CA 1; 16 CA 232.
A public announcement of plaintiff's intention to file a prohibited practice complaint against a union is protected by the Municipal Employees Relations Act when the complaint is actually filed at a later date. 31 CS 7. Cited. 42 CS 227; 43 CS 340; Id., 470.
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