HB 336

Abstract

Public employees; bargaining representative certification. Provides that, in a locality that has authorized collective bargaining by ordinance or resolution, a bargaining representative must be selected for each collective bargaining unit determined to be appropriate by the governing body of the locality. The bill provides that for a bargaining representative to be certified as an exclusive representative, at least 51 percent of the public employees in a collective bargaining unit must vote for certification of the bargaining representative through a secret ballot election conducted by the governing body of the locality, and a secret ballot election shall be conducted very two years to confirm majority support for the bargaining representative. Preexisting bargaining representatives must also be certified by a vote of at least 51 percent of the affected collective bargaining unit.

Public employees; bargaining representativecertification. Provides that, in a locality that has authorizedcollective bargaining by ordinance or resolution, a bargaining representativemust be selected for each collective bargaining unit determined tobe appropriate by the governing body of the locality. The bill providesthat for a bargaining representative to be certified as an exclusiverepresentative, at least 51 percent of the public employees in acollective bargaining unit must vote for certification of the bargainingrepresentative through a secret ballot election conducted by the governing body of the locality. Preexisting bargaining representativesmust also be certified by a vote of 51 percent of the affected collectivebargaining unit.