A Bill to Grant Public Safety Workers the Right to Collective Bargaining

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

Section 1.      Any individual who is currently employed in the public safety

sector will have increased access to collective bargaining. This will include the following policies:

(A)  The ability to create and join labor unions.

(B)   The ability to use such unions to bargain over terms of employment, wages, and hours.

(C)   Assurance that public safety employers will recognize the labor unions and will bargain with the organization, resulting in a written contract.

(D)  Should there be a dispute between the labor unions and the public safety employer, a method of dispute resolution, either through arbitration or mediation, will be assigned to the case.

SECTION 2.      A “public safety employee” will be defined as any law

enforcement officer, member of emergency media personnel, or firefighter.

Section 3.      The Federal Labor Relations Authority will oversee the enforcement of this legislation.

                 (A)  The Federal Labor Relations Authority will determine adequate labor representation when supervising elections.

(B)   The Authority will conduct hearings and resolve complaints of unfair labor tactics, as reported by the labor unions.

SECTION 4.      This legislation shall go into effect immediately upon passage.

SECTION 5.      All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.