An act to amend 1947 PA 336, entitled “An act to prohibit strikes by certain public employees; to provide review from disciplinary action with respect thereto; to provide for the mediation of grievances and the holding of elections; to declare and protect the rights and privileges of public employees; to require certain provisions in collective bargaining agreements; to prescribe means of enforcement and penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act; and to make appropriations,” by repealing section 15b (MCL 423.215b).
School districts will have to pay for benefit and salary increases that are built into their expired contracts. This strengthens the unions' bargaining power, because they have less of a reason to negotiate a new contract if their members are still getting pay raises when the contract is expired.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Labor
Reported without amendment
Passed in the House 56 to 53 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
Referred to the Committee on Labor
Reported without amendment
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported without amendment
1. Amend page 1, following “THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:” by inserting:
“Sec. 10a. Every 90 days, a bargaining representative shall provide to each public employee in the bargaining unit that the bargaining representative represents the following statement in writing: “Under the United States Supreme Court decision Janus v AFSCME, Council 31, ___US___; 138 S Ct 2448 (2018), it is a violation of a public employee’s first amendment free speech rights for a public-sector bargaining representative to extract agency fees or union security fees from the public employee unless the public employee consents.”.”.
The amendment failed 17 to 20 (details)
Passed in the Senate 20 to 17 (details)
