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HI SCR111
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
S.C.R. 111 Summary
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Urges the Hawaii Labor Relations Board and other agencies to support exclusive union representatives' financial viability by removing incentives for employees to "free ride" on union benefits without paying fees.
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Expresses legislative intent to maintain resources for public employee collective bargaining in anticipation of a potential U.S. Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME that could strike down agency fee requirements.
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Requests the Hawaii Labor Relations Board submit a report on the status and consequences of the Janus case, including any proposed legislation, no later than 20 days before the 2019 legislative session convenes.
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References Hawaii's collective bargaining law (Chapter 89, HRS) and the state constitutional right of public employees to organize, citing the need to maintain labor-management harmony in the public sector.
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Directs transmission of certified copies to the Governor, Hawaii Labor Relations Board Chairperson, and Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice.
Legislative Description
Urging The Hawaii Labor Relations Board, And Other Concerned Agencies Or Judicial Bodies, To Take Notice Of The Legislature's Intent To Enable Exclusive Representatives To Maintain Financial Viability And Organizational Capacity And Effectively Represent Public Employees, And To Remove Or Reduce Financial Incentives For Employees To "free Ride".
HLRB
Last Action
The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBR were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, English, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) S. Chang, Taniguchi; and 0 Excused: none.
3/27/2018