3-18-1.1."Grievance" defined.
The term "grievance" as used in this chapter means a complaint by a public employee or group of public employees based upon an alleged violation, misinterpretation, or inequitable application of any existing agreements, contracts, ordinances, policies, or rules of the government of the State of South Dakota or the government of any one or more of the political subdivisions thereof, or of the public schools, or any authority, commission, or board, or any other branch of the public service, as they apply to the conditions of employment. Negotiations for, or a disagreement over, a nonexisting agreement, contract, ordinance, policy, or rule is not a "grievance" and is not subject to this section.
Source: SL 1970, ch 27, §1; SL 1993, ch 375, §1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 3 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 18 - Public Employees Unions
Section 3-18-1.1 - "Grievance" defined.
Section 3-18-3.1 - Unfair practices of employers defined.
Section 3-18-3.2 - Unfair practices of employee organizations defined.
Section 3-18-3.3 - Rules on unfair practices.
Section 3-18-3.4 - Time for filing complaint on unfair practice.
Section 3-18-6 - Promulgation of rules of procedure for elections and negotiations.
Section 3-18-8.1 - Intervention by department on failure to reach agreement.
Section 3-18-9 - Strike defined.
Section 3-18-10 - Strikes prohibited--Right to submission of grievance.
Section 3-18-14 - Injunctive relief in case of strike.
Section 3-18-15.1 - Grievance procedures to be established.
Section 3-18-15.3 - Grievance procedure adopted in absence of agency action.
Section 3-18-15.5 - Grievance procedures for employees of political subdivisions.
Section 3-18-17 - Review by trial de novo of decision establishing violation.