Alaska Statutes Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs § 42.40.860. Agreements

(a) The Department of Administration may participate in labor negotiations between the corporation and an organization. The corporation may seek advice of the Department of Administration before entering into a collective bargaining agreement concerning wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. However, the final decision regarding collective bargaining agreements shall be made by the board.

(b) Upon the completion of negotiations between an organization and the corporation, if a settlement is reached, the corporation shall reduce it to writing in the form of an agreement. The agreement shall include a grievance procedure that shall have binding arbitration as its final step. Either party to the agreement has a right of action to enforce the agreement by petition to the railroad labor relations agency.

(c) The parties to an agreement under this section may agree to terms that specify an expiration date for the agreement.

(d) Notwithstanding any provision of AS 42.40.710--42.40.890 to the contrary, an agreement between the corporation and an employee bargaining organization that does not contain benefit provisions at least as beneficial to the employee as those provided by AS 39.20.500--39.20.550 shall be considered to contain the benefit provisions of those statutes.