New York Consolidated Laws

N.Y. Civil Service Law § 203 (2026)

Right of representation

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§ 203. Right of representation. Public employees shall have the right
to be represented by employee organizations, to negotiate collectively
with their public employers in the determination of their terms and
conditions of employment, and the administration of grievances arising
thereunder.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1986–2023 · leading case: Bd. of Educ. v. Ambach, 517 N.E.2d 509 (NY 1987).

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Bd. of Educ. v. Ambach, 517 N.E.2d 509 (NY 1987). “” (Civil Service Law § 203.) The employer’s duty to negotiate collectively includes a duty to negotiate "an agreement, or any question arising thereunder”.”

Baker v. Bd. of Educ., 514 N.E.2d 1109 (NY 1987). “Initially, it is plain both that the union’s duty extends beyond actual union members — the collective bargaining agreement itself speaks of "unit members” as those regularly employed by the district (see also, Civil Service Law § 203)— and that Smith v Sipe ( 67 NY2d 928 ,…”

New York City Transit Auth. v. New York State Pub. Emp. Relations Bd., 864 N.E.2d 56 (NY 2007). “Of course, employees may seek such a right of representation in collective bargaining; in doing so, they are protected by the Taylor Law’s provision, in Civil Service Law § 203, that they “shall have the right.”

Mtr of Nyc Tr. Auth. v. Perb, 864 N.E.2d 56 (NY 2007). “Of course, employees may seek such a right of representation in collective bargaining; in doing so, they are protected by the Taylor Law's provision, in Civil Service Law § 203, that they "shall have the right .”

Messina v. Sobol, 159 A.D.2d 916 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990). “al protection as a result of the claimed unequal offering of DTSE programs in New York high schools; that Vehicle and Traffic Law § 507 (1), which authorizes local school districts to contract with commercial driving schools to provide the "behind-the-wheel” component of DTSE…”

Bd. of Educ., Commack Union Free Sch. Dist. v. Ambach, 121 A.D.2d 136 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986). “of "encouraging * * * public employers and * * * employee organizations to agree upon procedures for resolving disputes” (Civil Service Law § 200 [c]) and giving employee organizations such as Margolin’s union control in dealing with *142 the employer over the "determination of…”

State v. Pub. Emp. Relations Bd., 146 A.D.2d 961 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989). “Petitioner Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (hereinafter GOER) and the Bureau each opposed the petition for certification on the basis that the Bureau is not a public employer as defined in Civil Service Law § 201 (6) (a), that its employees are not entitled to…”

In the Matter of State of New York v. New York State Pub. Emp. Relations Bd. (NY 2023). “, 23 NY3d 482, 491 [2014]; see Civil Service Law §§ 203, 204 [2]; 209-a [1] [d]).”

Miller v. Rochester Firefighters Ass'n, 163 Misc. 2d 406 (1994). “The duty of fair representation arises out of Civil Service Law § 203, which provides public employees with "the right to be represented by employee organizations, to negotiate collectively with their public employers in the determination of their terms and conditions of…”

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