A collective bargaining unit chosen for the purpose of collective bargaining by a majority of the employees in the unit shall be the exclusive representative of all employees in such unit; and provided that the employees individually shall have the right at any time to present grievances to their employer in person or through representatives of their own free choosing, and the employer may confer with them in relation thereto.
S.D. Codified Laws § 60-9A-3
Collective bargaining unit as exclusive representative of employees--Individual grievances excepted
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Spearfish Education Ass'n v. Spearfish School District 40-2 (2010)
Most recently applied in Spearfish Education Ass'n v. Spearfish School District 40-2 (March 2010)
Source: SL 1974, ch 323, § 3.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.