N.Y. Public Housing Law § 643: Collective negotiation

§ 643. Collective negotiation. 1. The city of New York collective

bargaining law shall apply to the trust.

2. For the purpose of article fourteen of the civil service law and

the New York city collective bargaining law, as applicable, the trust,

acting by and through its president, shall be deemed to be the public

employer and as such shall negotiate with and enter into written

agreements with employee organizations representing the staff of the

trust that have been certified or recognized in accordance with

applicable law. In carrying on such negotiations, the president of the

trust may consult with and seek assistance from the city office of labor

relations and NYCHA. The president of the trust shall consult with the

appropriate public employee organization on the establishment of, and

bargain all terms and conditions of, any new titles established for the

trust which have a community of interest with titles already represented

by the public employee organization which presently has representation

rights for those titles for NYCHA or for the city. Any such titles for

which terms and conditions are bargained pursuant to this subdivision

shall be deemed to be successor titles within the meaning of applicable

law and, so long as the responsibilities of employees in these titles

are reasonably related to the responsibilities of employees currently

represented by a public employee organization, shall be accreted to the

appropriate bargaining certificates for which such public employee

organization shall be voluntarily recognized as the bargaining agent

under procedures acceptable to the office of collective bargaining.