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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
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President
Introduced May 16, 2024
Last action May 16, 2024
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Committee
1
May 16, 2024
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
May 16, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 36 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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P
Mazie K. Hirono
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
Co
Benjamin L. Cardin
DDemocratic
Co
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
Co
Brian Schatz
DDemocratic
Co
Charles E. Schumer
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher Murphy
DDemocratic
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