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  • Petition for Clarification, Merger, or Amendment of Appropriate Unit

  • Please complete the form below.  Once the form has been submitted, you will receive an e-mail response with a copy of all data submitted.

    If you have any questions while completing the form, contact the Bureau at 651-649-5421.
  • Subd. 4. Unit mergers. At any time upon the request of an exclusive representative for bargaining units other than those defined in section 179A.10, subdivision 2, the commissioner must designate as a single unit two or more bargaining units represented by the exclusive representative, subject to subdivision 2 as well as any other statutory bargaining unit designation.

  • Open Window Information:

    Public: A single-party petition is timely if it is filed during the open-window period. Open-window period means the following period of time prior to the expiration of a labor contract: A. For state executive branch: 270 to 210 days; B. For teachers, 180 to 120 days; and. For all other public employees, 120 to 60 days. The Bureau also accepts single-party petitions after a contract has expired and no new contract has been ratified. Private: A single-party petition is timely if it is filed during the open-window period. Open-window period means the following period of time prior to the expiration of a labor contract: 90 to 60 days. The Bureau also accepts single-party petitions after a contract has expired and no new contract has been ratified.
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