A. Public employees, other than management employees and confidential employees, may form, join or assist a labor organization for the purpose of collective bargaining through representatives chosen by public employees without interference, restraint or coercion and shall have the right to refuse those activities.
B. Public employees have the right to engage in other concerted activities for mutual aid or benefit. This right shall not be construed as modifying the prohibition on strikes set forth in Section 10-7E-21 NMSA 1978.
History: Laws 2003, ch. 4, § 5; 2003, ch. 5, § 5; 2020, ch. 48, § 3.
The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, provided public employees the right to engage in concerted activities for mutual aid or benefit; and added Subsection B.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Right of public defenders to join collective bargaining unit, 108 A.L.R.5th 241.
Structure 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-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-12 - Hearing procedures.
Section 10-7E-13 - Appropriate bargaining units.
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.