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 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.