Minnesota Administrative Rules

5500.1400 NOTICE OF CONTROVERSY.

A written notice that a jurisdictional controversy exists, which is made the ground for picketing or declaring a strike or boycott, may be filed with the commissioner of mediation services by a labor organization or organizations or by an employer or group of employers. Such notice shall be addressed to the commissioner and shall contain the following information:

A.

the name, address, and telephone number of person or organization filing such notice, the address of its principal office or place of business;

B.

if the notice is filed by an employer or organization of employers, the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all labor organizations involved in such jurisdictional controversy, the nature of the employer's business or industry and the name, address, and telephone number, if known, of any representative or attorney for such employer or organization of employers;

C.

if the notice is filed by a labor organization, the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all employers and all other labor organizations involved in such jurisdictional controversy and the nature of the employer's business or industry, the name, address, and telephone number, if known, of any representative or attorney of such employer or employer's organization;

D.

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

E.

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

F.

a clear and concise statement of the nature of the controversy; the history of past collective bargaining experience between the parties involved; the date on which the controversy arose which is made the ground for picketing or declaring a strike or boycott; and whether such jurisdictional controversy is made the ground for one or more of the following: picketing, declaring a strike, or declaring a boycott against such employer; and the name of the labor organization taking such action.

Forms for filing this information may be obtained from the office of the commissioner of mediation services.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 179A.04

History:

L 1987 c 186 s 15

Published Electronically:

June 11, 2008