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S. 1970 (116th)

Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2019

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Introduced

25 June 2019

Last action

25 June 2019 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sponsors

Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]

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Summary

Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2019 This bill prohibits strikes by certain individuals and requires the issuance of rules that provide for federal minimum standard collective bargaining rights and procedures. The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) shall determine for each state whether the laws of such state substantially provide for each of the minimum standard collective bargaining rights and procedures specified by this bill, including the right of public employees and supervisory employees to self-organize, form or join a labor organization, or collectively bargain. The FLRA must issue rules and take actions to establish and administer bargaining rights and procedures for those states that do not substantially provide for them. No employers, emergency services employees, or law enforcement officers may engage in a lockout, strike, or any other organized job action that would probably result in a measurable disruption of the delivery of emergency or public safety services. Furthermore, no labor organization may be the cause of a violation of such prohibition.

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Timeline

  1. 25 June 2019

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 25 June 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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