VA SB374 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-14 - Left in Finance and Appropriations
Pending: Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Collective bargaining by public employees; labor organization representation. Repeals the existing prohibition on collective bargaining by public employees. The bill creates the Public Employee Relations Board, which shall determine appropriate bargaining units and provide for certification and decertification elections for exclusive bargaining representatives of state employees and local government employees. The bill requires public employers and employee organizations that are exclusive bargaining representatives to meet at reasonable times to negotiate in good faith with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. The bill repeals a provision that declares that, in any procedure providing for the designation, selection, or authorization of a labor organization to represent employees, the right of an individual employee to vote by secret ballot is a fundamental right that shall be guaranteed from infringement. Collective bargaining by public employees; labor organization representation. Repeals the existing prohibition on collective bargaining by public employees. The bill creates the Public Employee Relations Board, which shall determine appropriate bargaining units and provide for certification and decertification elections for exclusive bargaining representatives of state employees and local government employees. The bill requires public employers and employee organizations that are exclusive bargaining representatives to meet at reasonable times to negotiate in good faith with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. The bill repeals a provision that declares that, in any procedure providing for the designation, selection, or authorization of a labor organization to represent employees, the right of an individual employee to vote by secret ballot is a fundamental right that shall be guaranteed from infringement.

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Title

Collective bargaining by public employees; labor organization representation.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-14SenateLeft in Finance and Appropriations
2024-01-29SenateRereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2024-01-29SenateCommittee substitute printed 24106388D-S1
2024-01-29SenateReported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
2024-01-09SenateReferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2024-01-09SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24105023D

Same As/Similar To

HB1001 (Similar To) 2024-02-13 - Left in Appropriations

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
40154.3(n/a)See Bill Text
40155(n/a)See Bill Text
40157.2(n/a)See Bill Text
40157.23(n/a)See Bill Text
40157.3(n/a)See Bill Text
40157.4(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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