Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
TITLE 585. Public Employees Relations Board |
Chapter 35. Certification Cases |
Subchapter 3. Representation Petitions Under the FPAA |
SECTION 585:35-3-6. Determination of collective bargaining unit
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- (a) The Board shall decide in each case before it, in which the issue is raised, the unit appropriate for the purpose of collective bargaining, and shall consider such factors as community of interest, wages, hours, and other working conditions for the employees involved, the history of collective bargaining for the proposed unit, if any, and the desires of the employees.(b) For a unit of firefighters or police officers, the terms "firefighters" and "police officers" shall mean the permanent paid members of any fire department or police department in any city, town or municipality within the State of Oklahoma but shall not include the chief of police and an administrative assistant and the chief of the fire department and an administrative assistant. The administrative assistant shall be that person so designated by the chief of police and that person so designated by the chief of the fire department.