Right of Representation

(a)Public employees shall have the right to be represented by employee organizations when exclusive recognition has been granted to such organizations for purposes of consultations and negotiations with government management officials concerning terms and conditions of their employment not otherwise fixed by law and in the settlement of grievances and disputes.

(b)In the absence of exclusive recognition, management officials shall consult with otherwise qualified employee organizations when requested or on their own initiative, regarding the formulation and implementation of personnel policies and practices and matters affecting working conditions which are of concern to the organizations’s membership.