2006 Minnesota Statutes

458A.07 LABOR PROVISIONS.
If the commission acquires an existing transit system, the commission shall assume and
observe all existing labor contracts and pension obligations. All employees of such system
except executive and administrative officers who are necessary for the operation thereof by
the commission shall be transferred to and appointed as employees of the commission for the
purposes of the transit system, subject to all the rights and benefits of sections 458A.01 to
458A.15. Such employees shall be given seniority credit and sick leave, vacation, insurance, and
pension credits in accordance with the records or labor agreements from the acquired transit
system. The commission shall assume the obligations of any transit system acquired by it with
regard to wages, salaries, hours, working conditions, sick leave, health and welfare and pension
or retirement provisions for employees. The commission and the employees, through their
representatives for collective bargaining purposes, shall take whatever action may be necessary to
have pension trust funds presently under the joint control of the acquired transportation system
and the participating employees through their representatives transferred to the trust fund to
be established, maintained and administered jointly by the commission and the participating
employees through their representatives. No employee of any acquired transportation system
who is transferred to a position with the commission shall by reason of such transfer be placed
in any worse position with respect to workers' compensation, pension, seniority, wages, sick
leave, vacation, health and welfare insurance or any other benefits than the person enjoyed as an
employee of such acquired transportation system.
History: 1969 c 1134 s 7; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1986 c 444