Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act 2025
This act aims to secure the rights of public employees across the United States to organize, act concertedly, and bargain collectively. If a state does not meet these standards, the Federal Labor Relations Authority will administer these rights, potentially impacting the working conditions and pay of many public service employees.
Key points
Establishes federal minimum standards for public employees' collective bargaining rights, including the right to self-organization and forming labor organizations.
Requires public employers to recognize labor organizations and collectively bargain over wages, hours, and other terms of employment.
Introduces dispute resolution mechanisms like mediation or arbitration and allows for payroll deduction of labor organization fees.
Prohibits lockouts and strikes that would disrupt emergency or public safety services, but does not preempt state laws on such strikes.
The Federal Labor Relations Authority will determine if state laws meet these standards; if not, the Authority will directly administer these rights in that state.
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