Texas Local Government Code - Section 142.109. General Provisions Relating To Agreements
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§ 142.109. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO
AGREEMENTS. (a) A municipality acting under this subchapter may
not be denied local control over the wages, salaries, rates of pay,
hours of work, or other terms and conditions of employment to the
extent the public employer and the firefighters association
recognized as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent under this
subchapter agree as provided by this subchapter, if the agreement
is ratified and not withdrawn in accordance with this subchapter.
Applicable statutes and applicable local orders, ordinances, and
civil service rules apply to an issue not governed by the meet and
confer agreement.
(b) A meet and confer agreement under this subchapter must
be written.
(c) This subchapter does not require a public employer or a
recognized firefighters association to meet and confer on any issue
or reach an agreement.
(d) A public employer and the recognized firefighters
association may meet and confer only if the association does not
advocate an illegal strike by public employees.
(e) While a meet and confer agreement under this subchapter
between the public employer and the recognized firefighters
association is in effect, the public employer may not accept a
petition, with regard to the firefighters of the municipality
requesting an election to adopt:
(1) municipal civil service under Chapter 143; or
(2) collective bargaining under Chapter 174.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 262, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Section: 142.102 142.103 142.104 142.105 142.106 142.107 142.108 142.109 142.110 142.111 142.112 142.113 142.114 142.115 142.116
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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