621—4.6(20) Amendment of unit.

1. 4.6(1)  Petition. A petition for amendment of an agency-determined bargaining unit may be filed by the public employer or the certified employee organization. The petition shall contain:

   1. a. The names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of the public employer and the employee organization or their respective representatives.
   2. b. An identification and description of the proposed amended unit.
   3. c. The names and addresses of any other employee organizations which claim to represent any employees affected by the proposed amendment or a statement that the petitioner has no knowledge of any other such organization.
   4. d. Job classifications of the employees as to whom the issue is raised, the number of employees, if any, in each classification, and whether each job classification qualifies as a public safety employee.
   5. e. A statement identifying the current status of the unit as either a public safety or a non-public safety unit and the change, if any, to the status of the unit which would result from the requested amendment.
   6. f. A specific statement of the petitioner’s reasons for seeking amendment of the unit and any other relevant facts.
2. 4.6(2)  Procedure—decision. Insofar as applicable, rule 621—4.2(20) shall apply.
3. 4.6(3)  Elections; when required. When a question of representation exists, the agency will conduct an amendment of unit election pursuant to rule 621—5.8(20). A question of representation exists when the job classification(s) sought to be amended into a bargaining unit was in existence at the time the employee organization was certified to represent the bargaining unit and the job classification(s) separately constitutes an appropriate bargaining unit.

[ARC 3278C, IAB 8/30/17, effective 8/10/17; ARC 3803C, IAB 5/9/18, effective 6/13/18; ARC 4458C, IAB 5/22/19, effective 6/26/19]