Tag: janus
Tag: janus
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A Current Glimpse of Public Sector Union Policy in the States
The Janus Supreme Court decision gave government workers the ability to choose whether or not they want to join or support a government union. While the Janus decision protects worker’s…
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The Public Employee Rights and Authorization Act
Section 1. Introduction A. The U.S. Supreme Court held in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31 that public sector employees are permitted to decline…
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Public Employee Bargaining Transparency Act
Model Policy A bill to amend the Code of [STATE] by adding a section related to transparency in public-sector collective bargaining. Section 1. {Short Title} This Act shall be known as…
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Union Recertification Act
Union Recertification Act Summary This policy ensures that no collective bargaining representative or exclusive representative shall represent public employees in a unit without the concurrence of a majority…
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Comprehensive Public Employee Freedom Act
Section 1. {Short Title.} This Act shall be known as the Comprehensive Public Employee Freedom Act Section 2. {Legislative Declarations.} This legislature finds and declares that: By bargaining over the allocation of…
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Resolution on Binding Arbitration for Public Employees
Resolution on Binding Arbitration for Public Employees Summary Binding arbitration of labor disputes hampers the ability of local officials to make their own personnel decisions by allowing a…
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Public Employee Choice Act
Public Employee Choice Act Summary Government employees and any unions they may designate to represent them are excluded from National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), and are instead subject…
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The Transparency and Accountability for Public Employee Bargaining Act
Summary This Act requires that once a public employer and employee have reached a collective bargaining agreement, the public employer shall post the agreement online for 14 days and…
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Resolution Urging Congress to Oppose Federal Standards for Monopoly Bargaining
Resolution Urging Congress to Oppose Federal Standards for Monopoly Bargaining Summary This resolution urges Congress to reject legislation to federalize monopoly collective bargaining laws for state and local public…
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Public Prerogatives Act
Public Prerogatives Act Summary Union contracts often constrain public agencies from obtaining or producing public services for the lowest cost. In the competitive private sector, the cost of contract…
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Right to Work Act
Right to Work Act Summary ALEC’s model Right to Work Act provides that no employee need join or pay dues to a union, or refrain from joining a union,…
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Resolution on Release Time for Union Business
Resolution on Release Time for Union Business Summary The Resolution on Release Time for Union Business opposes the practice of public sector union members receiving release time from their…
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Resolution in Support of Reporting Requirements for Public Sector Unions
Resolution in Support of Reporting Requirements for Public Sector Unions Summary Currently, public sector unions are not required to adhere to the same reporting requirements as private sector unions.
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Open Contracting Act
Open Contracting Act Summary This act prohibits public agencies from imposing labor requirements as a condition of performing public works. Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title}…
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Employee Rights Reform Act
Employee Rights Reform Act Summary The purpose of this act is to: 1) limit the amount of compelled agency fees which may be exacted from public employees as a…
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Public Employee Paycheck Protection Act
Public Employee Paycheck Protection Act Summary Though states have broad authority to allow deductions from individuals’ paychecks if those individuals request or allow it, a one-time permission should not…
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The Election Accountability for Municipal Employee Union Representatives Act
The Election Accountability for Municipal Employee Union Representatives Act Summary This Act ensures that employees’ choice of representation is a priority by requiring that the state labor board regularly…
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The Financial Accountability for Public Employee Unions Act
The Financial Accountability for Public Employee Unions Act Summary This Act increases transparency and accountability to taxpayers by requiring public employee unions to annually file an independent audit of…
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The Public Employee Bargaining Unit Decertification Elections Act
The Public Employee Bargaining Unit Decertification Elections Act Summary Workers are entitled to seek an election to determine if a majority of their coworkers want to drop union representation.
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Prohibition on Paid Union Activity (Release Time) by Public Employees Act
Prohibition on Paid Union Activity (Release Time) by Public Employees Act Summary This Act prohibits “release time”—the practice of paying a public employee a public salary for time spent…