Labor & Employment (Collective Bargaining)

SF 452 amends Iowa's public employee collective bargaining laws, directly affecting state and local government workers (including educators) and their unions. Key provisions include requiring written member consent for dues checkoff, specifying negotiable topics like health and safety (while excluding retirement systems), and revising election rules to prevent frequent union representation changes. The bill updates procedures for union certification, decertification, and collective bargaining agreements, with new rules limiting election petitions for one year after a certification or decertification. It also clarifies that public employers must negotiate in good faith on agreed-upon topics without forcing concessions.

SF 263 amends Iowa's public employee collective bargaining laws. It requires negotiations on pay, hours, safety, and other terms (but excludes retirement systems) and mandates written member consent for union dues deductions. The bill imposes a 12-month ban on union representation after decertification due to legal violations like contempt of court. These changes affect public school teachers, city workers, and other state/local government employees covered by union contracts.