Minnesota Administrative Rules

5500.1400 FILING NOTICE OF CONTROVERSY.

A written notice that a jurisdictional controversy exists may be filed with the commissioner by a labor organization or organizations or by an employer or employers association. The notice must include:

A.

the petitioner's name, address, email address, and telephone number and the address of the petitioner's principal office or place of business;

B.

if filed by an employer or employers association, the:

(1)

names, addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers of all labor organizations involved in the jurisdictional controversy;

(2)

nature of the employer's business or industry; and

(3)

name, address, email address, and telephone number, if known, of any representative or attorney for the employer or employers association;

C.

if filed by a labor organization, the:

(1)

names, addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers of all employers and all other labor organizations involved in the jurisdictional controversy;

(2)

nature of the employer's business or industry; and

(3)

name, address, email address, and telephone number, if known, of any representative or attorney of the employer or employers association;

D.

the classification of employment, the approximate number of employees in each classification, and the approximate number of employees involved in the jurisdictional controversy;

E.

the names of all labor organizations with whom the employer or employers association has labor agreements and the expiration date of the agreements;

F.

a clear and concise statement of the nature of the jurisdictional controversy, the history of past collective bargaining experience between the parties involved, the date on which the jurisdictional controversy arose, and whether the jurisdictional controversy is made the grounds for one or more of the following:

(1)

picketing;

(2)

declaring a strike; or

(3)

declaring a boycott against the employer or employers association; and

G.

if applicable, the name of the labor organization taking an action under item F, subitems (1) to (3).

Statutory Authority:

MS s 179.02; 179.71; 179.82; 179A.04; 179A.16; 626.892

History:

L 1987 c 186 s 15; 46 SR 1387

Published Electronically:

January 30, 2024