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AZ SB1684
Bill
Status
2/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Lauren Kuby
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AI Summary
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Establishes the Public Employee Bargaining Act creating a Public Employee Labor Relations Board to oversee collective bargaining between public employers and employee labor organizations in Arizona.
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Grants public employees the right to form labor organizations, engage in collective bargaining on wages, hours, and working conditions, and be represented by exclusive representatives certified by the board.
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Prohibits strikes by public employees and lockouts by public employers, with labor organizations engaged in strikes subject to decertification for up to one year.
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Requires good faith bargaining between public employers and exclusive representatives, with mandatory mediation and arbitration procedures to resolve negotiation impasses.
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Creates a sunset provision repealing the Public Employee Bargaining Act and the labor relations board on January 1, 2034.
Legislative Description
Public employees; collective bargaining
Prohibition
Last Action
Senate read second time
2/11/2025