§ 6208. Collective negotiation. For the purposes of article fourteen
of the civil service law, the city university of New York shall be
deemed to be the public employer and as such shall negotiate with and
enter into written agreements with employee organizations representing
the instructional staff and non-instructional staff of the senior
colleges and community colleges of such university that have been
certified or recognized under such article. For purposes of such
article, the chancellor of the city university shall be deemed to be the
chief executive officer, the chief legal officer of the city university
shall be chief legal officer, and the legislature of the state of New
York shall be deemed to be the legislative body of the government. In
carrying on such negotiations, the city university of New York shall
consult with and seek assistance from the state office of employee
relations and the New York city office of municipal labor relations.
The state public employment relations board shall have exclusive
jurisdiction for the purpose of administering the provisions of such
article and the provisions of section two hundred twelve of such article
shall not be applicable to any such negotiations.