CHAPTER 9
LABOR-MANAGEMENT COOPERATION PROGRAM
[Prior to 7/17/96, see 261—Ch 10]
[Prior to 3/12/97, see 345—Ch 11]
877—9.1(77GA,ch1225) Purpose. The 1998 Iowa legislature appropriated funds to the department of workforce development to improve communications and facilitate dialogue between labor, management, and government on workforce development problems, to establish in-plant labor-management committees, and to provide technical assistance to promote effective labor-management policies in the state. The workforce development board appointed by the governor is responsible for overseeing the establishment of a labor-management effort in the state by promoting the establishment of areawide and in-plant labor-management committees.
877—9.2(77GA,ch1225) Definitions.
“DWD” means the department of workforce development.
“Labor-management committee” means any existing or newly created labor-management committee, which meets the following criteria:
	1.	The committee has been jointly organized by employers and labor organizations representing employees in that plant, area or industry; and
	2.	The committee is established for the purpose of improving labor-management relations, job security, organizational effectiveness, enhancing economic development or improving communications with respect to subjects of mutual interest or concern to labor and management; and
	3.	The committee shall not interfere with the collective bargaining activities in any plant or industry.
877—9.3(77GA,ch1225) Requests for training funds.
	9.3(1) Request for training funds. Labor-management committees may request training funds from DWD by submitting a request letter and training plan. The training plan shall include a description of each training session to be conducted, who will provide the training, when the training will be provided, and the cost of the training session.
	9.3(2) Request submittal. Completed requests shall be submitted to the Department of Workforce Development, 150 Des Moines Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50309, Attention: Labor-Management Coordinator.
	9.3(3) Review procedure. Eligible requests will be reviewed and approved by staff of the DWD. A monthly report of requests received and funded will be provided to the DWD board.
877—9.4(77GA,ch1225) Grant period and amount of grants.
	9.4(1) The maximum training grant amount will be established annually by the DWD board based upon funds available for this purpose.
	9.4(2) Approved training must be completed during the 12-month program year beginning July 1 and ending June 30. Training funded during one fiscal year does not automatically guarantee funding in future fiscal years.
877—9.5(77GA,ch1225) Technical assistance. Technical assistance for establishing an in-plant or areawide labor-management committee may be requested either by writing the Department of Workforce Development, 150 Des Moines Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50309, Attention: Labor-Management Coordinator or by telephoning the labor-management coordinator at (515)281-9018.
877—9.6(77GA,ch1225) Monitoring. DWD reserves the right to monitor and evaluate the activities of any committee receiving funding under this chapter.
These rules are intended to implement 1998 Iowa Acts, chapter 1225, section 9, paragraph 6.
[Filed emergency 12/18/87—published 1/13/88, effective 12/18/87]
[Filed 5/27/88, Notice 1/13/88—published 6/15/88, effective 7/20/88]
[Filed 12/15/95, Notice 11/8/95—published 1/3/96, effective 2/7/96]
[Filed emergency 6/28/96—published 7/17/96, effective 7/1/96]
[Filed 2/21/97, Notice 1/1/97—published 3/12/97, effective 4/16/97]
[Filed 4/29/99, Notice 2/24/99—published 5/19/99, effective 6/23/99]