Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 68 - Collective Bargaining for State Employees
Section 5-276. - Mediation and arbitration services by State Board of Mediation and Arbitration.

(a) The services of the State Board of Mediation and Arbitration shall be available to employers or employee organizations designated as the exclusive bargaining representative for purposes of settlement of grievances arising out of the interpretation and application of the terms of a written agreement, for mediation of impasses in contract negotiations, for purposes of arbitration of disputes over the interpretation or application of the terms of a written agreement and for arbitration of impasses resulting from negotiations over unit contracts, unit reopeners and coalition bargaining matters as provided in subsection (f) of section 5-278.

(b) Nothing contained herein shall prevent the use of other arbitration tribunals in the resolution of disputes between employers and designated employee organizations.
(P.A. 75-566, S. 7; P.A. 86-411, S. 2, 8.)
History: P.A. 86-411 provided that the state board of mediation and arbitration shall provide arbitration services for negotiation impasses concerning unit contracts, reopeners and coalition bargaining, effective July 1, 1986, and applicable to negotiations then in progress.
Cited. 20 CA 676.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 5 - State Employees

Chapter 68 - Collective Bargaining for State Employees

Section 5-270. - Collective bargaining. Definitions.

Section 5-271. - Rights of employees and representatives. Duty of fair representation.

Section 5-272. - Prohibited acts of employers and employee organizations.

Section 5-273. - Powers of State Board of Labor Relations.

Section 5-274. - Prohibited practice questions determined by State Board of Labor Relations.

Section 5-275. - Employee organization designated as exclusive representative. Bargaining unit determination. Petitions seeking clarification or modification of existing units.

Section 5-276. - Mediation and arbitration services by State Board of Mediation and Arbitration.

Section 5-276a. - Timetable for negotiations between employer and designated employee organization. Mediation. Elective binding arbitration; procedure.

Section 5-276b. - Interest charges on overdue arbitration settlement payments.

Section 5-277. - Petition to State Board of Mediation and Arbitration for fact finding.

Section 5-278. - Determination of employer representative. Negotiations and agreements with employee representative. Arbitration awards. Approval of agreements and awards by General Assembly. Conflicts with statutes, acts or agency regulations.

Section 5-278a. - Certain provisions of collective bargaining agreement to remain in effect.

Section 5-278b. - Limitation on terms of collective bargaining agreements.

Section 5-279. - Strikes by state employees prohibited.

Section 5-280. - Payment of dues to exclusive representative required.