Summary Chart Adobe PDF Version

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS FOR EDUCATION EMPLOYEES IN THE UNITED STATES

TYPE OF BARGAINING RIGHTS FOR GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES

METHOD OF RECOGNITION

METHOD OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION

LEGAL TO STRIKE?

STATE

K-12 TEACHERS

COMM. COLLEGE FACULTY

HIGHER ED. FACULTY

ESP, K-12 AND HIGHER EDUCTION

Prohibited

Voluntary or Election

Election Only

Other

Mediation

Fact-Finding

Advisory Arbitration

Binding Arb. or Similar Procedure

YES**

NO

ALABAMA

☼

ALASKA

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

ARIZONA

☼

☼

☼

☼

X

ARKANSAS

☼

☼

☼

☼

CALIFORNIA

X

X

X

X

X

X

X (K-12 & HE only)

X

COLORADO

☼

☼

X

CONNECTICUT

X

X

X

X

X

X

X (subject to legislative override in which case dispute goes to second arbitration panel)

X

DELAWARE

X

X

X

X

X

X

X (K-12 only)

X (HE only)

X

D.C.

X

N/A

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

FLORIDA

X

X

X

X

X

X

X (Special Master)

X

GEORGIA

X

HAWAII

X

X

X

X

X

X

X - (mandatory only for HE & CC ESP)

X

IDAHO

X

X

X

X

X

X

.  A ☼ indicates that employees only have permissive collective bargaining rights at the discretion of the employer.

** Every state that permits strikes by educational employees limits the right to strike by imposing certain preconditions on its exercise (e.g., requiring parties to exhaust the applicable impasse resolution procedure or to give advance notice of the strike).  The preconditions that apply in each state are described in the summary of that state's collective bargaining law.

November, 2003

3

©2003 NEA

ILLINOIS

X

X

X

X

X

X

X - (if parties consent)

X

INDIANA

X

X

X

X

X - (if parties consent)

X

IOWA

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

KANSAS

X

X

X

X

X (for K-12 and CC)

X(for all other)

X

X

X

KENTUCKY

☼

☼

☼

☼

X

LOUISIANA

☼

☼

X

MAINE

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X (binding on non-economic matters)

X

MARYLAND

X

X

X

X

X

MASS.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X (if parties consent)

X

MICHIGAN

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

MINNESOTA

X

X

X

X

X

X

X (if parties consent)

X

MISSISSIPPI

☼

☼

X

MISSOURI

☼

X

X

X

MONTANA

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X (if parties consent)

X

NEBRASKA

X

X

X

X

X

X

X (Special Master procedure)

X

NEVADA

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

.  A ☼ indicates that employees only have permissive collective bargaining rights at the discretion of the employer.

** Every state that permits strikes by educational employees limits the right to strike by imposing certain preconditions on its exercise (e.g., requiring parties to exhaust the applicable impasse resolution procedure or to give advance notice of the strike).  The preconditions that apply in each state are described in the summary of that state's collective bargaining law.

November, 2003

4

©2003 NEA

NEW

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

HAMPSHIRE

NEW JERSEY

X

X

X

X

X

X (super conciliator if fact-finding fails to produce resolution)

X (mandatory for school employees)

(unclear  whether parties may consent )

X

NEW MEXICO

X

X

X

X

X

X

X (expenditure must be apporved by governing body)

X

NEW YORK

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X (if parties consent)

X

NORTH CAROLINA

X

X

NORTH DAKOTA

X

X

X

X

X

OHIO

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X (binding unless rejected by 3/5ths vote of leg. body or union)

X

OKLAHOMA

X

X

X

X

X

OREGON

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X (if parties consent)

X

.  A ☼ indicates that employees only have permissive collective bargaining rights at the discretion of the employer.

** Every state that permits strikes by educational employees limits the right to strike by imposing certain preconditions on its exercise (e.g., requiring parties to exhaust the applicable impasse resolution procedure or to give advance notice of the strike).  The preconditions that apply in each state are described in the summary of that state's collective bargaining law.

November, 2003

5

©2003 NEA

PENNSYLVANIA

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X (mandatory for K-12)

X

RHODE ISLAND

X

X

X

X

X

X-(HE only)

X

X (HE only)

X (only binding on non-economic mattters)

X

SOUTH CAROLINA

SOUTH DAKOTA

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

TENNESSE

X

X

X

X

X

X

TEXAS

X

X

UTAH

☼

☼

X

X

VERMONT

X

X

X

X

X

X (HE only)

X

X

X (for HE Labor Board resolves)

X (all K-12)

X (HE only)

VIRGINIA

X

X

WASHINGTON

X

X

X

X

X

X (CC ESP only)

X

X (K-12 Certificated only)

X

if option

WEST VIRGINIA

☼

☼

X

WISCONSIN

X

X

X

X

X (for HE ESP only)

X

X (HE ESP only)

X (K-12 only)

X (very limited K-12)

X (HE- ESP)

WYOMING

☼

☼

☼

☼

.  A ☼ indicates that employees only have permissive collective bargaining rights at the discretion of the employer.

** Every state that permits strikes by educational employees limits the right to strike by imposing certain preconditions on its exercise (e.g., requiring parties to exhaust the applicable impasse resolution procedure or to give advance notice of the strike).  The preconditions that apply in each state are described in the summary of that state's collective bargaining law.

November, 2003

6

©2003 NEA