Purpose of act

The purpose of the Public Employee Bargaining Act is to guarantee public employees the right to organize and bargain collectively with their employers, to promote harmonious and cooperative relationships between public employers and public employees and to protect the public interest by ensuring, at all times, the orderly operation and functioning of the state and its political subdivisions. History: Laws 2003, ch. 4, § 2 and by Laws 2003, ch. 5, § 2.