Iowa § 20.16 - 20.16 Duty to bargain.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 20.16 — 20.16 Duty to bargain., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20.16. 20.16 Duty to bargain.
Upon the receipt by a public employer of a request from an employee organization to bargain on behalf of public employees, the duty to engage in collective bargaining shall arise if the employee organization has been certified by the board as the exclusive bargaining representative for the public employees in that bargaining unit. [C75, 77, 79, 81, §20.16] Wed Dec 10 22:13:17 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 20.16 (18, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 20.16 ("20.16 Duty to bargain.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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