290.350. Request for arbitration, when, how made--board to be appointed. - Missouri Statutes

Request for arbitration, when, how made--board to be appointed.

290.350. Whenever a dispute exists concerning wages, hoursof labor, or conditions of employment of members of a paid firedepartment of any county, city, town, fire district, or othergovernmental unit having a population in excess of twentythousand or located in a county of the first class, and a requestfor arbitration is made by either party to the dispute, afiremen's arbitration board shall be appointed as provided insections 290.350 to 290.380. Request for arbitration may be madeby written petition signed by at least fifty-one percent of theemployees of the fire department or by resolution of the countycommission, council, board, or other governing body havingdirection and control over the fire department.

(L. 1963 p. 415 § 1)

(1968) As applied to constitutional charter cities, sections 290.350 and 290.360, RSMo, are unconstitutional and void as imposing duties upon a municipal officer. State v. Cervantes (Mo.), 423 S.W.2d 791.