State Board of Mediation

The State Board of Mediation (SBM) is a quasi-judicial board that administers the Public Sector Labor, Laws which covers most public sector employees who seek union representation. Duties include defining of appropriate bargaining units of employees; certification and recertification of bargaining units; determination of majority representation status by secret ballot elections; oversight of annual financial reporting by public employee unions and officials; and enforcement of “paycheck protection” for public sector employees.