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Senate committee delays decision on allowing assistant attorneys general to unionize; other labor amendments still unsettled
Summary
Committee discussed three possible amendments to the labor bill — organizing rights for assistant attorneys general, raising the threshold for decertification, and certified payroll requirements — but members said more research and outreach are needed before the committee adopts amendments.
The Senate Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs Committee on March 19 heard extended discussion of potential amendments to the chamber’s labor bill, including whether assistant attorneys general should be allowed to organize, whether the state should raise the bar for decertification elections, and whether to require certified payroll on public projects.
Committee leaders identified three decision points they could include in an amendment to S.125: (1) grant assistant attorneys general the right to organize; (2) increase the threshold for decertification petitions (members discussed moving from lower thresholds to a figure in…
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