HB 883

Abstract

Project labor agreements; prevailing wage; collective bargaining for employees of local governments. Provides that state agencies, when engaged in procuring products or services or letting contracts for construction, manufacture, maintenance, or operation of public works, paid for in whole or in part by state funds, shall neither require nor prohibit bidders to enter into or adhere to agreements with one or more labor organizations on the public works projects. The bill removes requirements for the payment of prevailing wage for work performed on public works contracts for state agencies. In addition, the bill removes the authority for a locality, by a local ordinance or resolution, to recognize any labor union or other employee association as a bargaining agent of any public officers or employees or to collectively bargain or enter into any collective bargaining contract with any such union or association or its agents.

Project labor agreements; prevailing wage;collective bargaining for employees of local governments. Repeals certain provisions of the Code that (i) require contractors and subcontractors under any public contract with a state agency or certain localitiesto pay the prevailing wage rate; (ii) authorize any public body,when engaged in procuring products or services or letting contractsfor construction, manufacture, maintenance, or operation of publicworks, to require bidders to enter into or adhere to project laboragreements on the public works projects; and (iii) authorize a localityto recognize any labor union or other employee association as a bargainingagent of any public officers or employees or to collectively bargain or enter into any collective bargaining contract with any such unionor association or its agents.