Grievances
CBA
Unions
Representation
Duty to Notice
100

A dispute involving the application or interpretation of a written rule or policy not covered by the bargaining unit 

What is a Complaint?

100

The other name for the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

What is the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)? 

100

The total number of unions represented at CDSS.

What is 5 unions? 

100

This individual works directly for the Union.

What is a Union Representative? 

100

This is the department you should contact if you are planning on making a change within your program that could potentially impact your employee's wages, hours, or terms and conditions of employment.

What is Employee Relations?

200

The first step in the grievance process before a formal grievance is filed.  

What is an informal discussion?

200

This type of organization does not have a Collective Bargaining Agreement.

What is an Excluded Employee Organization? 

200

The total number of Bargaining Units at CDSS. 

What is 9 Bargaining Units? 

200

This individual is an employee of the department who also represents the Union and defends the interests of their fellow employees as a Union member and official.

What is a Job Steward?

200

The minimum amount of time you must provide to a union before you implement a change to working conditions that affect the wages, hours, or terms and conditions of employment. 

What is a 30 day notice? 

300

If applicable, the last step in the grievance process. 

What is Arbitration? 

300

This section of the Collective Bargaining Agreement stipulates the conditions and the parameters of an employee's rights when facing disciplinary action.  

What is the Right to Representation? 

300

This Union makes up about 70% of State Fund's workforce. 

What is the Service Employees International Union (SEIU)?
300

This individual must first approve any requests for time off due to the need for providing representation.

What is a supervisor? 

300

Failure to notice a union before implementing changes to working conditions is subject to this type of charge.

What is an Unfair Labor Practice?

400

The number of days you have to respond to an informal grievance discussion.

What is 7 calendar days?

400

This section of the Collective Bargaining Agreement stipulates the administrative and operational capabilities of the State. 

What is Management Rights? 

400

This law gives State Fund employees the right to join a Union.

What is the Dills Act? 

400

The right to representation does not exist during one of these types of meetings. 

What is during routine business communication, Individual Development Plans, 1:1 conversations, and performance appraisals?

400
This type of change to a working condition requires a 60 day notice instead of 30 day notice. 

What is technology? 

500

This type of grievance cannot go to Arbitration.

What is an excluded employee grievance? 

500

One of the ways in which the language or the interpretation of the language in a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) may be changed.

What is an Arbitration, Court Decision, or Side Letter?

500

This Supreme Court decision ended the practice of fair share between members and non-members of a union.

What is the Janus decision?

500

The name of the Supreme Court decision regarding an employee’s right to representation at investigatory interviews.

What are the Weingarten Rights? 

500

This piece of legislation requires State Agencies to notice Unions regarding changes that impact the wages, hours, or terms and conditions of employment. 

What is the Dill's Act? 

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