Labor relations
Bargaining units
- Bargaining Unit, A | Labor, maintenance, custodial and institutional employees, including, without limitation, employees of penal and correctional institutions who are not responsible for security at those institutions.
- Bargaining Unit, B | Administrative and clerical employees, including, without limitation, employees whose work involves general office work or keeping or examining records and accounts.
- Bargaining Unit, C | Technical aides to professional employees, including without limitation, computer programmers, tax examiners, conservation employees and regulatory inspectors.
- Bargaining Unit, D | Professional employees who do not provide health care, including without limitation, engineers, scientists, and accountants.
- Bargaining Unit, E | Professional employees who provide health care, including without limitation, physical therapists and other employees in medical and other professions related to health.
- Bargaining Unit, F | Employees, other than professional employees, who provide health care and personal care, including, without limitation, employees who provide care for children.
- Bargaining Unit, G | Category I peace officers
- Bargaining Unit, H | Category II peace officers
- Bargaining Unit, I | Category III peace officers
- Bargaining Unit, J | Supervisory employees from all occupational groups
- Bargaining Unit, K | Firefighters
- Managerial & Confidential | Units ineligible for collective bargaining
Frequently asked questions
Where can outside organizations meet on campus?
An outside group (including Union organizations) may only use public spaces on campus to meet.
In order for an outside group to use University facilities, it must be sponsored by a University group to use or reserve university facilities.
Public spaces: any space that is generally open and accessible to the public. This would include open seating areas such as the landing spaces on each floor of the Joe, dining and seating areas open to the public, outside spaces that do not require special permits or approval, etc. This excludes meeting rooms, study rooms, conference rooms, private offices, any area needing reservations, etc.
Further information can be found in the University Administrative Manual 5,302: Policy for Use of University Space.
How did the current bargaining units get recognized?
The 2019 Nevada legislature passed Senate Bill 135, which authorizes collective bargaining for certain state employees, and Governor Sisolak signed the bill into law on June 12.
If no labor organization is designated as the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit and a labor organization files with the Board a list of its membership or other evidence showing that the labor organization has been authorized to serve as a representative by more than 50 percent of the employees within the bargaining unit, the Board shall designate the labor organization as the exclusive representative of the bargaining unit without ordering an election.
Each collective bargaining unit is comprised of employees within their classification statewide.
What is a collective bargaining agreement?
An agreement between an employer and an organization representing a bargaining unit.
Am I still covered under the collective bargaining agreement if I don't pay Union dues?
Yes, if your position is covered under a collective bargaining agreement you are subject to the contract even if you do not pay union dues.
How can I check if I'm covered under a Collective Bargaining Agreement?
Go to your profile on Workday, select the Job tab on the left-hand side, and select the Collective Bargaining Tab on the top.
Where can I find up-to-date information regarding the collective bargaining units and collective bargaining agreements?
Visit the Nevada Department of Administration Human Resource Management's most up-to-date collective bargaining agreements.