S 4363 United States Senate · 118th Congress

Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2024

This bill establishes federal minimum standards for collective bargaining rights for public employees and supervisors. It directs the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) to determine if state laws "substantially provide" for specific rights including the right to form unions, bargain collectively, and have interest impasse resolution mechanisms. If a state law doesn't meet these standards, the FLRA would administer collective bargaining for affected employees. The bill also prohibits strikes or lockouts that would disrupt emergency services and preserves existing collective bargaining agreements in place before the bill's enactment. It does not preempt state laws that already meet these minimum standards.
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May 2024
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Introduced May 16, 2024 Last action May 16, 2024
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May 16, 2024
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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May 16, 2024
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