4 NYCRR 201.5

Contents of petition for certification; contents of petition for decertification; contents of petition to clarify existing unit or to determine unit placement of positions; response to petition

represent any public employees within the allegedly appropriate unit. If there is any

contract covering public employees in such unit, petitioner shall specify the duration, the

parties, and the unit involved in the contract, or attach a copy of the contract, and the date

of the commencement of the fiscal year of the employer;

in sections 201.3 and 201.4 of this Part, is met;

the date on which it asked the public employer for recognition;

organization, if any, with which it is affiliated does not assert the right to strike against

any government, to assist or participate in any such strike, or to impose an obligation to

conduct, assist or participate in such a strike; and

currently recognized by the public employer and which claim to represent the employees

in the unit involved, the expiration date of any contract covering such employees, and the

date of the commencement of the fiscal year of the employer;

recognized by the public employer have engaged in a strike or have caused, instigated,

encouraged or condoned a strike against any government;

in sections 201.3 and 201.4 of this Part, is met; and

organization;

certification or recognition, and the date thereof;

the position;

placement and the reasons therefor.

director within 10 working days after receipt of a copy of the petition from the director, with

proof of service of a copy thereof upon all other parties. The response shall include a specific

admission, denial or explanation of each allegation made by the petitioner, a description of the

unit claimed to be appropriate by the responding party for the purpose of collective negotiations

and a clear and concise statement of any other facts which the responding party claims may

affect the processing or disposition of the petition, along with a signed declaration of its

truthfulness by an identified representative of the responding party.

accordance with this section may be reasonably given by a party filing a petition for certification

or a petition under section 201.2(b) of this Part, which seeks a review of a managerial or

confidential designation made pursuant to section 201.9 of this Part, that party shall mail or, in

electronically filed cases, electronically mail, notice thereof in conformity with the director’s

determination to each managerial or confidential designee named in the petition and state in

writing to the director that it has mailed or electronically mailed the notice of filing in

accordance with this section. The notice shall include the date the petitioner filed the petition

with the director and a copy of the petition and such attachments thereto as pertain to the named

designee.

any time prior to the issuance of a decision, for good cause shown and under such terms as may

be deemed just and proper, filed and served consistently with the method of filing and service of

the original petition, and proof of service on all other parties provided, however, that petitions

filed pursuant to § 201.3 of this Part, or motions to intervene in such matters, may not be

amended where such amendment is not supported by the showing of interest accompanying the

original petition or motion to intervene.