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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-469 (2026)

Duty to bargain collectively

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The municipal employer and such employee organization as has been designated as exclusive representative of employees in an appropriate unit, through appropriate officials or their representatives, shall have the duty to bargain collectively. This duty extends to the obligation to bargain collectively as set forth in subsection (c) of section 7-470.

(February, 1965, P.A. 159, S. 3.)

Cited. 162 C. 579. Collective bargaining is a constitutional right. 164 C. 348. Cited. 171 C. 347; Id., 553; 175 C. 349. Standing to test constitutionality of binding arbitration provisions of Municipal Employees Relations Act discussed. 181 C. 421. Cited. 182 C. 93; 185 C. 88; 196 C. 192; Id., 623; 200 C. 38; 201 C. 577; 204 C. 746; 205 C. 116; 210 C. 549; Id., 597; 212 C. 294; 215 C. 14; 221 C. 244; 224 C. 666; 225 C. 297; 232 C. 57; 234 C. 123.

Cited. 3 CA 1; 16 CA 232.

A public announcement of plaintiff's intention to file a prohibited practice complaint against a union is protected by the Municipal Employees Relations Act when the complaint is actually filed at a later date. 31 CS 7. Cited. 42 CS 227; 43 CS 340; Id., 470.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1972–2022 · leading case: Carofano v. City of Bridgeport, 495 A.2d 1011 (Conn. 1985).
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Carofano v. City of Bridgeport, 495 A.2d 1011 (Conn. 1985). · cites it 2× “The policemen’s union, Local 1159 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFLCIO, and the city proceeded through the various stages of negotiation, factfinding and mediation as provided by General Statutes §§ 7-469, 7-473, and 7-473b.”
Town of Winchester v. Connecticut State Bd. of Labor Relations, 402 A.2d 332 (Conn. 1978). · cites it 2× “The town claims error in the conclusion that it violated the MEBA by eliminating the single paid position in the otherwise all volunteer fire department after the union sought to bargain on behalf of Sartirana, who was the incumbent in that position.”
Greater Bridgeport Transit Dist. v. State Bd. of Labor Relations, 653 A.2d 151 (Conn. 1995). · cites it 3× “(6) to refuse to bargain collectively with the representatives of employees )) General Statutes § 7-469 provides: “duty to bargain collectively.”
Greater Bridgeport Transit Dist. v. State Bd. of Labor Relations, 653 A.2d 229 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1993). · cites it 4× “General Statutes §§ 7-469 6 and 7-470 (c) 7 impose upon a municipal employer the duty to bargain collectively *356 with designated employee organizations “with respect to wages, hours and other conditions of employment.”
City of New Haven v. New Haven Police Union Local 530, 557 A.2d 506 (Conn. 1989). · cites it 2× “See General Statutes §§ 7-469, 7-470 (a) (4) and (c).”
Town of Stratford v. Local 134, IFPTE, 519 A.2d 1 (Conn. 1986). “Under § 7-469 of the General Statutes, such parties have a duty to *589 bargain collectively “with respect to wages, hours and other conditions of employment,” as set forth in General Statutes § 7-470 (c).”
West Hartford Educ. Assn., Inc. v. DeCourcy, 295 A.2d 526 (Conn. 1972). “The Connecticut Labor Relations Act requires collective bargaining in respect to “rates of pay, wages, hours of employment or other conditions of employment.”
Bd. of Police Commissioners v. White, 370 A.2d 1070 (Conn. 1976). “Under § 7-469 1 of the General Statutes, however, a municipal employer such as the city of New Haven has the duty to bargain collectively with designated employee organizations and by the terms of § 7-470 (c) that includes the duty to bargain “with respect to wages, hours and…”
Middlebury v. Fraternal Order of Police, Middlebury Lodge No. 34, 212 Conn. App. 455 (Conn. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 2× “To establish a unilateral change of a condition of employment, the union must establish that the employment practice was clearly enunciated and consistent, [that it] endure[d] over a reasonable length of time, and [that it was] an accepted practice by both parties.”
Local 1186 of Council No. 4 v. State Bd. of Labor Relations, 620 A.2d 766 (Conn. 1993). “” Section 7-469 provides: “The municipal employer and such employee organization as has been designated as exclusive representative of employees in an appropriate unit, through appropriate officials or their representatives, shall have the duty to bargain collectively.”
Locals 2863, 3042, 1303-052 & 1303-115, Council 4, AFSCME v. Town of Hamden, 17 A.3d 1126 (Conn. App. Ct. 2011). · cites it 2× “” “Municipal employers or their representatives or agents are prohibited from .”
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