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A bill to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions.

USA115th CongressS-2845| Senate 
| Updated: 5/15/2018
Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (7)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act This bill requires the Federal Labor Relations Authority to determine whether a state substantially provides public safety officers or employees: the right to form and join a labor organization; recognition by public safety employers of the employoees' labor organization, agreement to bargain with the organization, and reduction of any agreements to writing in a contract or memorandum or understanding; the right to bargain over hours, wages, and terms and conditions of employment; and binding interest arbitration to resolve an impasse in collective bargaining negotiations. The bill makes the authority responsible for: (1) determining the appropriateness of units for labor representation; (2) supervising elections; (3) conducting hearings and resolving complaints of unfair labor practices; and (4) protecting the right of employees to form, join, or assist any labor organization, or to refrain from doing so. An employer, public safety officer, or labor organization may not engage in a lockout, sickout, work slowdown, strike, or any other organized job action that will measurably disrupt the delivery of emergency services and is designed to compel an employer, public safety officer, or labor organization to agree to the terms of a proposed contract.
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Timeline
Apr 5, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-4846
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
May 15, 2018
Introduced in Senate
May 15, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • April 5, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-4846
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.


  • May 15, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 15, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4846: To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions.
  • S 115-3151: A bill to secure the rights of public employees to organize, act concertedly, and bargain collectively, which safeguard the public interest and promote the free and unobstructed flow of commerce, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-6445: To secure the rights of public employees to organize, act concertedly, and bargain collectively, which safeguard the public interest and promote the free and unobstructed flow of commerce, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-6238: To secure the rights of public employees to organize, act concertedly, and bargain collectively, which safeguard the public interest and promote the free and unobstructed flow of commerce, and for other purposes.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationCivil actions and liabilityEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployment discrimination and employee rightsFederal Labor Relations AuthorityFederal preemptionFirst responders and emergency personnelGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth personnelLabor-management relationsLaw enforcement officersState and local government operations

A bill to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions.

USA115th CongressS-2845| Senate 
| Updated: 5/15/2018
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act This bill requires the Federal Labor Relations Authority to determine whether a state substantially provides public safety officers or employees: the right to form and join a labor organization; recognition by public safety employers of the employoees' labor organization, agreement to bargain with the organization, and reduction of any agreements to writing in a contract or memorandum or understanding; the right to bargain over hours, wages, and terms and conditions of employment; and binding interest arbitration to resolve an impasse in collective bargaining negotiations. The bill makes the authority responsible for: (1) determining the appropriateness of units for labor representation; (2) supervising elections; (3) conducting hearings and resolving complaints of unfair labor practices; and (4) protecting the right of employees to form, join, or assist any labor organization, or to refrain from doing so. An employer, public safety officer, or labor organization may not engage in a lockout, sickout, work slowdown, strike, or any other organized job action that will measurably disrupt the delivery of emergency services and is designed to compel an employer, public safety officer, or labor organization to agree to the terms of a proposed contract.
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Timeline
Apr 5, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-4846
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
May 15, 2018
Introduced in Senate
May 15, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • April 5, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-4846
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.


  • May 15, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 15, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (7)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4846: To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions.
  • S 115-3151: A bill to secure the rights of public employees to organize, act concertedly, and bargain collectively, which safeguard the public interest and promote the free and unobstructed flow of commerce, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-6445: To secure the rights of public employees to organize, act concertedly, and bargain collectively, which safeguard the public interest and promote the free and unobstructed flow of commerce, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-6238: To secure the rights of public employees to organize, act concertedly, and bargain collectively, which safeguard the public interest and promote the free and unobstructed flow of commerce, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationCivil actions and liabilityEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployment discrimination and employee rightsFederal Labor Relations AuthorityFederal preemptionFirst responders and emergency personnelGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth personnelLabor-management relationsLaw enforcement officersState and local government operations