U.S. Congress - S.2123 Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007
S.2123 - Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007
A bill to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 as introduced.
- Official: A bill to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. as introduced.
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10/1/2007--Introduced.Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 - Provides collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by states or local governments. Directs the Federal Labor Relations Authority (Authority) to determine whether state law provides specifOfficial Summary
10/1/2007--Introduced.Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 - Provides collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by states or local governments. Directs the Federal Labor Relations Authority (Authority) to determine whether state law provides specified rights and responsibilities for public safety officers, including:
(1) granting public safety employees the right to form and join a labor organization which excludes management and supervisory employees, and which is, or seeks to be, recognized as the exclusive bargaining agent for such employees; and
(2) requiring public safety employers to recognize and agree to bargain with the employees' labor organization. Requires the Authority to issue in accordance with the public safety employee rights and responsibilities regulations establishing collective bargaining procedures for public safety employers and employees in states that do not substantially provide for such rights and responsibilities. Directs the Authority , in such cases, to:
(1) determine the appropriateness of units for labor organization representation;
(2) supervise or conduct elections to determine whether a labor organization has been selected as an exclusive representative by a voting majority of the employees in an appropriate unit;
(3) resolve issues relating to the duty to bargain in good faith;
(4) conduct hearings and resolve complaints of unfair labor practices; and
(5) resolve exceptions to arbitrator's awards. Grants a public safety employer, employee, or labor organization the right to seek enforcement of such Authority regulations and orders through appropriate state courts. Prohibits public safety employers, employees, and labor organizations from engaging in lockouts, sickouts, work slowdowns, or strikes. Provides that existing collective bargaining units and agreements shall not be invalidated by this Act.
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Alliance for Worker Freedom
Last Action: H.R. 980 passed House (314-97) (Vote # 633, 7/17/2007); Senate cloture motion withdrawn by unanimous consent (5/15/2008) / S. 2123 referred to Senate committee (10/1/2007). ...
Mandatory Public-Safety Collective Bargaining Could be Made Less ...
As written, S. 2123 would force every state to subject merit promotions and disciplinary standards to collective bargaining, protecting irresponsible workers at the expense of public safety. Congress should exempt merit promotions, ...
North Carolinaâs Union Movement » Sen. John McCain Doesnât Like Unions
McCain Did NOT Co-Sponsor the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act. McCain did not co-sponsor S. 2123, the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, legislation to grant fire fighters and police officers minimum ...
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