Any municipality desiring to qualify for a grant under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 (being Public Law 88-365, 88th Congress) may in order to meet the requirements of Section 10, Paragraph (c) of that act, recognize, and enter into collective bargaining with, an appropriate union representing employees of such municipal transit system with regard to the preservation of employee rights, privileges and benefits under any existing collective bargaining agreements or otherwise; the continuation of collective bargaining rights; the protection of individual employees against a worsening of their positions with respect to their employment; assurances of employment to employees of acquired mass transportation systems and priority of reemployment of employees terminated or laid off; and paid training or retraining programs.
History: 1953 Comp., § 14-53-15, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 274, § 2.
ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — The Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 (Public Law 88-365), cited in this section, was formerly codified as 49 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq. It was repealed effective July 5, 1994. For present sections, see the Federal Transit Act, 49 U.S.C. § 5301 et seq. Section 10(c) of the act, also cited in this section, appeared as 49 U.S.C. § 1609(c). For present section, see 49 U.S.C. § 5333.
Law reviews. — For note, "Public Labor Disputes - A Suggested Approach for New Mexico," see 1 N.M.L. Rev. 281 (1971).