Bargaining Rights of Public Safety Officers : Checklist of State Laws and Proposed Congressional Preemption (H.R. 1093).

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency medical services.

Hours of labor.

Police.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (9 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2000.

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Summary:

Provides a tabular summary of State statutes on State employee collective bargaining, as they pertain to public safety personnel, including State firefighters and State law enforcement officers. Briefly discusses provisions of and issues raised by H.R. 1093, the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 1999, to require each State to pass a law to grant public safety officers, including police, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel, the right to form and join a labor organization to act as their exclusive agent in bargaining with employers regarding hours, wages, and other terms and conditions of employment.

Notes:

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Bargaining Rights of Public Safety Officers

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