{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-42.40.740","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 42.40.740","heading":"Collective bargaining unit.","body":"The railroad labor relations agency shall decide in each case, in order to ensure employees the fullest freedom in exercising the rights guaranteed by AS 42.40.710 — 42.40.890 the unit appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining, based on such factors as community of interest, wages, hours, and other working conditions of the employees involved, the history of collective bargaining, and the desires of the employees. Bargaining units shall be as large as is reasonable, and unnecessary fragmenting shall be avoided.","path":["Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs.","Chapter 40. Alaska Railroad Corporation.","Article 9. Personnel and Labor Relations."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#42.40.740","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:21Z","sha256":"cf8fb1ac48222c8eabf22c73a2f8dda5b6d77203090745e729c0490eb5013cc6","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-42.40.730","next":"us-ak/as-42.40.750"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}