(2) Comparison of the wages, hours and working conditions of the employees involved in the arbitration proceeding with the wages, hours and working conditions of other employees performing similar services in public and private employment competing in the same labor market;

(3) The overall compensation presently received by the employees, including direct salary and wage compensation, vacation, holidays, life and health insurance, retirement and all other benefits received;

(4) Such other factors not confined to the factors set out in subparagraphs (1) to (3), which are normally and traditionally taken into consideration in the resolution of disputes involving similar subjects of collective bargaining in public higher education;

(5) The need of the university, academy or technical community colleges for qualified employees;

(6) Conditions of employment in similar occupations outside the university, academy or technical community colleges;

(7) The need to maintain appropriate relationships between different occupations in the university, academy or technical community colleges; and

(8) The need to establish fair and reasonable conditions in relation to job qualifications and responsibilities.

Sec. 102. 26 MRSA §1027, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1989, c. 443, §71, is further amended to read:

1. University, academy and community colleges; prohibitions. The university, its representatives and agents, the academy, its representatives and agents and the technical community colleges, their representatives and agents are prohibited from:

A. Interfering with, restraining or coercing employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in section 1023;