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HI SR69
Resolution
AI Summary
S.R. 69 Summary
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Urges the Hawaii Labor Relations Board and other agencies to ensure exclusive union representatives maintain financial viability and organizational capacity to effectively represent public employees.
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Expresses legislative intent to remove or reduce financial incentives for employees to "free ride" on union representation without paying fees, consistent with the U.S. Constitution.
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Acknowledges pending U.S. Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME (expected by June 2018) that may overturn Abood v. Detroit Board of Education and ban public sector agency fees.
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Requests the Hawaii Labor Relations Board submit a report on the status and consequences of the Janus decision, including proposed legislation, no later than twenty days before the 2019 Regular Session convenes.
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Directs certified copies be transmitted to the Governor, Hawaii Labor Relations Board Chairperson, and Chief Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court.
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