Title I, STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT (Ch. 1 - 38D)

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.1 20.1 Public policy. 1. The general assembly declares that it is the public policy of the state to promote harmonious and cooperative relationships between government and its employees by permitting public employees to o…

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.10 20.10 Prohibited practices. 1. It shall be a prohibited practice for any public employer, public employee, or employee organization to refuse to negotiate in good faith with respect to the scope of negotiations as defi…

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1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.12 20.12 Strikes prohibited — penalties. 1. It shall be unlawful for any public employee or any employee organization, directly or indirectly, to induce, instigate, encourage, authorize, ratify, or participate in a strike…

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.13 20.13 Bargaining unit determination. 1. Board determination of an appropriate bargaining unit shall be upon petition filed by a public employer, public employee, or employee organization. 2. Within thirty days of recei…

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.14 20.14 Bargaining representative determination. 1. Board certification of an employee organization as the exclusive bargaining representative of a bargaining unit shall be upon a petition filed with the board by a publi…

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.15 20.15 Elections — agreements with the state. 1. Initial certification elections. a. Upon the filing of a petition for certification of an employee organization, the board shall submit a question to the public employees…

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.16 20.16 Duty to bargain. Upon the receipt by a public employer of a request from an employee organization to bargain on behalf of public employees, the duty to engage in collective bargaining shall arise if the employee …

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.17 20.17 Procedures. 1. The employee organization certified as the bargaining representative shall be the exclusive representative of all public employees in the bargaining unit and shall represent all public employees fa…

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.18 20.18 Grievance procedures. 1. An agreement with an employee organization which is the exclusive representative of public employees in an appropriate unit may provide procedures for the consideration of public employee…

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.19 20.19 Impasse procedures — agreement of parties. 1. As the first step in the performance of their duty to bargain, the public employer and the employee organization shall endeavor to agree upon impasse procedures. Such…

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.2 20.2 Title. This chapter shall be known as the “Public Employment Relations Act”. [C75, 77, 79, 81, §20.2] Wed Dec 10 22:13:10 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 20.2 (18, 0)…

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.20 20.20 Mediation. In the absence of an impasse agreement negotiated pursuant to section 20.19 or the failure of either party to utilize its procedures, one hundred twenty days prior to the certified budget submission da…

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.21 20.21 Fact-finding. Repealed by 2010 Acts, ch 1165, §31. Wed Dec 10 22:13:19 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 20.21 (18, 0)

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.22 20.22 Binding arbitration. 1. If an impasse persists ten days after the mediator has been appointed, the board shall have the power, upon request of either party, to arrange for arbitration, which shall be binding. The…

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1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.24 20.24 Notice and service — electronic filing system. The board shall by rule establish an electronic filing system for the filing or service of any notice or other document required or permitted by law to be filed with…

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.25 20.25 Internal conduct of employee organizations. 1. Every employee organization which is certified as a representative of public employees under the provisions of this chapter shall file with the board a registration …

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.26 20.26 Employee organizations — political contributions — penalties. 1. An employee organization shall not make any direct or indirect contribution out of the funds of the employee organization to any political party or…

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.27 20.27 Conflict with federal aid. If any provision of this chapter jeopardizes the receipt by the state or any of its political subdivisions of any federal grant-in-aid funds or other federal allotment of money, the pro…

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.28 20.28 Inconsistent statutes — effect. A provision of the Code which is inconsistent with any term or condition of a collective bargaining agreement which is made final under this chapter shall supersede the term or con…

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.29 20.29 Filing agreement — public access — internet site. 1. Collective bargaining agreements shall be in writing and shall be signed by the parties. 2. A copy of a collective bargaining agreement entered into between a …

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.3 20.3 Definitions. When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Arbitration” means the procedure whereby the parties involved in an impasse submit their differences to a third party for a final a…

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.30 20.30 Supervisory member — no reduction before retirement. A supervisory member of any department or agency employed by the state of Iowa shall not be granted a voluntary reduction to a nonsupervisory rank or grade dur…

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.31 20.31 Mediator privilege. 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Mediation” means a process in which an impartial person attempts to facilitate the resolution of a dispute by promoting v…

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.32 20.32 Transit employees — applicability. All provisions of this chapter applicable to employees described in section 20.3, subsection 11, shall be applicable on the same terms and to the same degree to any transit empl…

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1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.34 20.34 Judicial review. Notwithstanding chapter 17A, in a petition for judicial review of a decision of the board in a contested case under this chapter, the opposing party shall be named the respondent, and the board s…

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1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.5 20.5 Public employment relations board. Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §368. Wed Dec 10 22:13:11 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 20.5 (23, 0)

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.6 20.6 General powers and duties of board. The board shall: 1. Administer the provisions of this chapter and delegate the powers and duties of the board to persons employed by the board, as appropriate. 2. Collect, for pu…

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.7 20.7 Public employer rights. Public employers shall have, in addition to all powers, duties, and rights established by constitutional provision, statute, ordinance, charter, or special act, the exclusive power, duty, an…

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.8 20.8 Public employee rights. Public employees shall have the right to: 1. Organize, or form, join, or assist any employee organization. 2. Negotiate collectively through representatives of their own choosing. 3. Engage …

1 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING), §20.9 20.9 Scope of negotiations. 1. For negotiations regarding a bargaining unit with at least thirty percent of members who are public safety employees, the public employer and the employee organization shall meet at reason…