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Displaying 17 Finding Aids
Title
- Public Employment Relations Board Conciliation Unit closed interest arbitration case files
Series Number
- 17506
Summary
- The series consists of PERB case files with "A" numbers that document the binding arbitration process for public safety interest contract negotiations that have reached the impasse stage. Typically, an individual file will contain the opinion and award of the arbitration panel and dissents; requests for arbitration; panel list(s) for the selection of arbitrators; and arbitrator report forms and related correspondence.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Employment Relations Board. Conciliation Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Conciliation case files
Series Number
- 17507
Summary
- This series consists of fact-finding reports created by a Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) mediator. The reports summarize the disputed issues and recommend resolutions between public employers and employee organizations in contract negotiations that have reached an impasse. The case files in this series are signified by "M" numbers.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Employment Relations Board. Conciliation Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Public Employment Relations Board Office of Public Employment Practices and Representation declaratory ruling case files
Series Number
- 17494
Summary
- These case files from the Office of Public Employment Practices and Representation (within the Public Employment Relations Board) document rulings on matters to be considered in future negotiations. Rulings "clarify the status of disputed issues." The files contain petitions, responses, notices, affidavits, briefs, stipulations, exhibits, correspondence, and the ruling by the unit director. Texts of rulings are published.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Employment Relations Board. Office of Public Employment Practices and Representation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Labor Relations Board annual reports and annual analyses of decisions
Series Number
- B2664
Summary
- Annual reports 1947-1952 (later analyses of decisions, 1953- ) addressed to the governor present analyses of the State Labor Relations Board's activities and decisions in cases concerning representation issues, unfair labor practices, and court decisions.
Creator
- New York State Labor Relations Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Governor's Office of Employee Relations Division of Contract Negotiations and Administration arbitration grievance files settled/withdrawn and Step Three grievance files
Series Number
- 18748
Summary
- This series consists of grievances that were settled or withdrawn prior to arbitration or begun at the agency level and then appealed. Records may include initial grievance statements, response by the Governor's Office of Employee Relations (GOER), a disposition memorandum, background material, notices of review, correspondence, grievance forms, and exhibits. Types of grievances include out-of-title work; leave, time absent, and scheduling disputes; discriminatory practices; and harassment.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Division of Contract Negotiations and Administration
Access Restrictions
- State Archives staff will review requests for specific records and disclose information pursuant to New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).
Title
- Improper practice charges and legal suits (litigated)
Series Number
- 16228
Summary
- This series documents improper practice charges that were filed with the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) for cases involving actions such as the use of contract employees, working conditions and hours, gender-based position qualifications, and disciplinary actions. Individual case files include charges, motion correspondence with agencies and union, investigation notes and reports, transcripts of testimony, state's response to the charge, and other research materials needed. Some records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Legal Division
Access Restrictions
- Access to attorney-client privileged correspondence, attorney work-product, settlement drafts, and certain inter-agency correspondence in this series is restricted pursuant to New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Section 87(2)(g).
Title
- Grievance Tracking System file
Series Number
- 16919
Summary
- The Grievance Tracking System (GTS) was a microcomputer-based system in the Governor's Office of Employee Relations (GOER), which collected information from all executive branch state agencies on grievances and grieved disciplines. Agencies were required to submit to GOER monthly reports on all new grievances and grieved disciplinary actions and related proceedings. The GTS files contain data on agency, employee name, bargaining unit, facility, charges filed, and decisions made at each step of the grievance or grieved discipline.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Division of Contract Negotiations and Administration
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: Personal identifiers eliminated for 30 years.
Title
- Public Employment Relations Board Counsel's Office injunctive relief case files
Series Number
- 22371
Summary
- This series documents injunctive relief cases ("A" case files) in which the Public Employment Relations Board Counsel's Office issued a decision, either supporting or rejecting the application. No records of cases which did not result in decisions, either because the applications were withdrawn before Counsel's decision or because the applications were found to be procedurally defective and were not remedied by the applicants, are included.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Employment Relations Board. Counsel's Office
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in part. State Archives staff will review requested files and disclose in accordance with New York State Freedom of Information Law.
Title
- Acts of reprisal case files
Series Number
- B2727
Summary
- This series consists of complaints and decisions reviewed by the Public Employment Relations Board in the process of investigating allegations of acts of reprisal in local municipalities. Acts of reprisal are in violation of the Public Employees' Fair Employment Act (Civil Service Law Article 14, Section 202), which guarantees public employees "the right to form, join and participate in, or to refrain from forming, joining, or participating in, any employee organization of their own choosing."
Creator
- New York (State). Public Employment Relations Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Local municipal law and ordinance case files
Series Number
- B2726
Summary
- This series consists of complaints and decisions viewed by the Public Employment Relations Board to determine whether local municipal laws and ordinances were equivalent to the Public Employees' Fair Employment Act (New York State Civil Service Law, Article 14, Section 212). Cases were abbreviated as S case files. It appears that these case files were no longer compiled after 1995. It is unclear if this type of documentation was incorporated into a different case type after 1995.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Employment Relations Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Management/confidential program development and administration files
Series Number
- 16922
Summary
- These records were created by staff of GOER's Assistant Director for Management/Confidential Affairs for use in the administration of the M/C benefit programs and to document policy affecting non-unionized New York State employees. The records contain draft legislation; policy memorandums; correspondence; and reports and general information regarding M/C benefits, quality of work life, and other initiatives/issues.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Division of Negotiations, Management/confidential and Employee Relations
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Public Employment Relations Board Office of Public Employment Practices and Representation improper practice charge case files
Series Number
- 17493
Summary
- Files in this series document complaints and decisions in improper practice cases, including those relating to the Taylor Law. Cases handled by the New York City mini-PERB are not included. Files contain petitions, notices, briefs, affidavits, answers, exhibits, hearing transcripts, correspondence, work notes, decisions, and in certain cases withdrawal requests or appeal papers. Most cases involve union charges against management practices and contain more information than is found in published decisions.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Employment Relations Board. Office of Public Employment Practices and Representation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Public Employment Relations Board grievance arbitration case files
Series Number
- 17503
Summary
- The Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) Conciliation Unit provides mediation and fact-finding services when union contract negotiations reach an impasse; compulsory arbitration services during public safety union contract negotiations; grievance arbitration services when PERB is a contract-designated arbitrator; and facilitates the formation of labor-management committees. These case files, beginning with "A," relate to grievance arbitration cases in which PERB is named as the arbitrating agency; and to combined mediation-arbitration ("Med-Arb") proceedings. Files contain petitions for arbitration, panel lists and designations, evidence, and decisions.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Employment Relations Board. Conciliation Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Labor relations subject files
Series Number
- 17879
Summary
- This series was created and used in conjunction with developing and negotiating contracts with employee unions, and as such, also contains copies of union proposals and minutes of meetings. The series contains correspondence, memorandums, comparison/cost analyses, reports, surveys, copies of news articles, and collective bargaining proposals. It provides information on numerous labor relations issues including employee benefits, affirmative action issues, salaries, leave programs, job descriptions, and alternative employment programs.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Research Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Joint Labor/Management Committee policy files and executive committee agendas and minutes
Series Number
- 16623
Summary
- Statewide Joint Labor/Management Committees approve projects and funding for implementing contractual benefits for public employee unions. Records include policy and/or procedures manuals; reports; correspondence; meeting minutes; and signed project authorizations. Projects include health insurance, tuition reimbursement, training, and health and safety programs. Joint labor/management committees documented include the Committee on Professional Development and Quality of Working Life; Employee Assistance Program; Committee on the Work Environment and Productivity; and United University Professionals.
Creator
- New York (State). Joint Labor/Management Committee
Access Restrictions
- Some materials may be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), section 86.2(g) (inter- and intra-agency materials exemption).
Title
- Public Employment Relations Board representation case files
Series Number
- 17492
Summary
- These files have "C" case numbers, and document "general representation" cases, involving establishment of bargaining units and certification of negotiating organizations in cases when employers or employees dispute these actions. The files contain petitions, notices, answers, briefs, exhibits, affidavits, hearing transcripts, withdrawals, decisions, and correspondence.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Employment Relations Board. Office of Public Employment Practices and Representation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Management/Confidential designation case files
Series Number
- 17496
Summary
- The Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) Office of Public Employment Practices and Representation "reviews petitions from public employee organizations [i.e. unions] and employers concerning the creation of new negotiating units and recognition of employee bargaining agents, approves the transfer of members between existing units, and designates management/confidential positions. This series of case files with "E" numbers documents management/confidential cases. Case files typically contain petitions, responses, notices, affidavits, briefs, stipulations, exhibits, correspondence, and the ruling by the unit director.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Employment Relations Board. Office of Public Employment Practices and Representation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.