2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 7E - Public Employee Bargaining
Section 10-7E-6 - Rights of public employers.

Unless limited by the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement or by other statutory provision, a public employer may:
A. direct the work of, hire, promote, assign, transfer, demote, suspend, discharge or terminate public employees;
B. determine qualifications for employment and the nature and content of personnel examinations;
C. take actions as may be necessary to carry out the mission of the public employer in emergencies; and
D. retain all rights not specifically limited by a collective bargaining agreement or by the Public Employee Bargaining Act.
History: Laws 2003, ch. 4, § 6 and by Laws 2003, ch. 5, § 6.
Compiler's notes. — Laws 2003, ch. 4, § 6 and Laws 2003, ch. 5, § 6 enacted identical new sections of law, effective July 1, 2003. Both were compiled as 10-7E-6 NMSA 1978.

Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes

2021 New Mexico Statutes

Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees

Article 7E - Public Employee Bargaining

Section 10-7E-1 - Short title.

Section 10-7E-2 - Purpose of act.

Section 10-7E-3 - Conflicts.

Section 10-7E-4 - Definitions.

Section 10-7E-5 - Rights of public employees.

Section 10-7E-6 - Rights of public employers.

Section 10-7E-7 - Appropriate governing body; public employer.

Section 10-7E-8 - Public employee labor relations board; created; terms; qualifications.

Section 10-7E-9 - Board; powers and duties.

Section 10-7E-10 - Local boards; conditions of continued existence; transfer of authority upon termination; prohibition of new local boards.

Section 10-7E-11 - Repealed.

Section 10-7E-12 - Hearing procedures.

Section 10-7E-13 - Appropriate bargaining units.

Section 10-7E-14 - Elections.

Section 10-7E-15 - Exclusive representation.

Section 10-7E-16 - Decertification of exclusive representative.

Section 10-7E-17 - Scope of bargaining.

Section 10-7E-18 - Impasse resolution.

Section 10-7E-19 - Public employers; prohibited practices.

Section 10-7E-20 - Public employees; labor organizations; prohibited practices.

Section 10-7E-21 - Strikes and lockouts prohibited.

Section 10-7E-22 - Agreements valid; enforcement.

Section 10-7E-23 - Judicial enforcement; standard of review.

Section 10-7E-24 - Existing collective bargaining units.

Section 10-7E-24.1 - Certain new entities created by statute.

Section 10-7E-25 - Existing collective bargaining agreements.

Section 10-7E-26 - Repealed.