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Sponsor says bill would bar public employers from paying employees for union 'release time' activities
Summary
At a first hearing, the sponsor of Senate Bill 8 told the Government Oversight and Reform Committee the bill would prohibit public employers from providing paid release time for employees to carry out certain union activities; committee members pressed the sponsor on the breadth of the prohibition and potential impacts on public services.
Senator Huffman provided sponsor testimony to the Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee on Senate Bill 8, which would prohibit public employers from providing paid leave or compensation for employees to perform certain union activities while on public time.
Huffman told the committee the measure targets “release time” arrangements in which public employees are relieved of their regular duties to…
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