Missoula County Opposes SB 228: Generally revise public employee union laws, up for hearing this afternoon in the Senate State Administration Committee.
In AFSCME v Janus, the U.S. Supreme Court required that unions could not collect representation fees from members but left the duty to represent even those not paying fees in place. SB 228 would allow individual employees to withdraw from the collective bargaining relationship, in effect ending exclusive representation in the state of Montana. This will leave public employers with employees who are performing the same work, in two different statuses and in two different employment relationships. This will create a difficult and confusing workplace for supervisors as they attempt to work with, coach, counsel, discipline and discharge employees by creating multiple playing fields depending on the workers current status of membership or not, which is not often known by direct supervisors.
In addition, SB 228 creates uncertainty in those rare instances when termination results as to whether an employee will have access to the wrongful discharge from employment act, or arbitration under a collective bargaining agreement. SB 228 creates needless confusion when clarity has already been provided by the courts.
Missoula County Opposes SB 228: Generally revise public employee union laws, up for second reading on the Senate floor on Monday morning.
In AFSCME v Janus, the U.S. Supreme Court required that unions could not collect representation fees from members but left the duty to represent even those not paying fees in place. SB 228 would allow individual employees to withdraw from the collective bargaining relationship, in effect ending exclusive representation in the state of Montana. This will leave public employers with employees who are performing the same work, in two different statuses and in two different employment relationships. This will create a difficult and confusing workplace for supervisors as they attempt to work with, coach, counsel, discipline and discharge employees by creating multiple playing fields depending on the workers current status of membership or not, which is not often known by direct supervisors.
In addition, SB 228 creates uncertainty in those rare instances when termination results as to whether an employee will have access to the wrongful discharge from employment act, or arbitration under a collective bargaining agreement. SB 228 creates needless confusion when clarity has already been provided by the courts.
Sent Feb. 24:
ReplyDeleteSenator Bennett,
Missoula County Opposes SB 228: Generally revise public employee union laws, up for hearing this afternoon in the Senate State Administration Committee.
In AFSCME v Janus, the U.S. Supreme Court required that unions could not collect representation fees from members but left the duty to represent even those not paying fees in place. SB 228 would allow individual employees to withdraw from the collective bargaining relationship, in effect ending exclusive representation in the state of Montana. This will leave public employers with employees who are performing the same work, in two different statuses and in two different employment relationships. This will create a difficult and confusing workplace for supervisors as they attempt to work with, coach, counsel, discipline and discharge employees by creating multiple playing fields depending on the workers current status of membership or not, which is not often known by direct supervisors.
In addition, SB 228 creates uncertainty in those rare instances when termination results as to whether an employee will have access to the wrongful discharge from employment act, or arbitration under a collective bargaining agreement. SB 228 creates needless confusion when clarity has already been provided by the courts.
Please oppose SB 228.
Senator Bennett,
ReplyDeleteMissoula County Opposes SB 228: Generally revise public employee union laws, up for second reading on the Senate floor on Monday morning.
In AFSCME v Janus, the U.S. Supreme Court required that unions could not collect representation fees from members but left the duty to represent even those not paying fees in place. SB 228 would allow individual employees to withdraw from the collective bargaining relationship, in effect ending exclusive representation in the state of Montana. This will leave public employers with employees who are performing the same work, in two different statuses and in two different employment relationships. This will create a difficult and confusing workplace for supervisors as they attempt to work with, coach, counsel, discipline and discharge employees by creating multiple playing fields depending on the workers current status of membership or not, which is not often known by direct supervisors.
In addition, SB 228 creates uncertainty in those rare instances when termination results as to whether an employee will have access to the wrongful discharge from employment act, or arbitration under a collective bargaining agreement. SB 228 creates needless confusion when clarity has already been provided by the courts.
Please oppose SB 228.