2011 Senate Joint Resolution I

Require all employers to bargain with unions

Introduced in the Senate

March 17, 2011

Introduced by Sen. Gretchen Whitmer (D-23)

To place before voters in the next general election a constitutional amendment to declare collective bargaining as a right for “every person,” including government employees. Under current law (but not under the constitution), schools and local governments are required to bargain with government employee unions to determine the pay and benefits of their employees. Under the proposed amendment, this law could not be repealed, and the mandate would be extended to private sector employers as well.

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations