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Long hearing on bill to create state collective-bargaining system if federal protections collapse
Summary
House Bill 2471 would trigger a state-level collective-bargaining regime using the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) if federal National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction were to lapse; labor groups supported a state safety net while agricultural employers and small-business groups warned the measure could harm perishable-crop farmers and small employers and raised concerns about card-check and fiscal impacts.
House Bill 2471, described at length to the Labor and Workplace Standards Committee on Jan. 21, is trigger legislation designed to create state-level collective-bargaining procedures for private-sector employees if the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) were to be dissolved or federal preemption otherwise ended.
Representative Scott (vice chair), who presented the bill, said it would use the Public Employment Relations Commission and existing state frameworks to protect organizing rights and provide dispute resolution if federal enforcement disappeared. "This is trigger legislation that establishes collective bargaining protections for private sector employees in the event…
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