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DE HB464

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/14/2018

Primary Sponsor

John Mitchell

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Origin

House of Representatives

149th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires public employers to provide employee information to the exclusive bargaining representative upon request for employees who qualify for an appropriate collective bargaining unit

  • Establishes a new "fair share fee" system allowing collective bargaining agreements to require deduction of fees from non-union members' salaries, which must be transmitted to the exclusive representative

  • Mandates that unions establish procedures before collecting fair share fees, including providing non-members an explanation of the fee basis, an opportunity to challenge the fee amount before an impartial decision maker, and an escrow account for disputed amounts

  • Prohibits public employers from refusing to deduct fair share fees based on claims that the union has not met its procedural obligations

  • Requires any legal challenges to fair share fees or rebates to be filed within 6 months of receiving notice or exhausting the union's internal challenge procedure, whichever is later

Legislative Description

An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Labor.

Last Action

Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 10 On Its Merits

6/20/2018

Committee Referrals

Labor6/14/2018

Full Bill Text

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