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Rep. Cartwright, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Public Workers’ Organizing Rights

Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act Guarantees Public Sector Workers’ Rights to Organize After Devastating 2018 Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court Decision

Washington, D.C., October 26, 2021

To form, join, or assist unions, to bargain collectively, and to join together to engage in other activities to improve their working conditions;
To have their union recognized by their public employer through democratic procedures;
To have a procedure for resolving impasses in collective bargaining; and
To authorize the deduction of fees to support the union to the extent permitted by law.

A section-by-section summary is HERE. Bill text is HERE.

This legislation is endorsed by AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, NEA, SEIU, Communications Workers of America (CWA), International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) and Transport Workers Union (TWU).