HB 2338 Summary

• Establishes the Public Employee Labor Relations Board to oversee collective bargaining between public employers and employees in Arizona, with a three-member board appointed by the governor.

• Creates a comprehensive collective bargaining framework allowing public employees to form labor organizations, be represented by exclusive representatives, and negotiate wages, hours, and employment conditions through formalized election and certification processes.

• Prohibits strikes and lockouts by public employees and employers respectively, with labor organizations subject to decertification if they cause or support strikes, and provides mediation and binding arbitration procedures for resolving negotiation impasses.

• Establishes prohibited practices for both public employers (including interference with employee rights, discrimination, and failure to bargain in good faith) and public employees/labor organizations (including strikes, coercion, and discrimination regarding union membership).

• Sunsets the public employee labor relations board and related collective bargaining provisions on July 1, 2027, with the statutory framework repealed January 1, 2028.