HB2636 Summary

• Eliminates "fair share agreements" that required non-union public employees to pay proportionate costs of collective bargaining and related services.

• Prohibits requiring public employees to join labor organizations, pay dues/fees, or make equivalent payments to charities as a condition of employment.

• Establishes "independent bargaining" rights allowing public employees to negotiate directly with employers without labor organization representation.

• Makes agreements imposing union representation or mandatory payments on non-members unlawful and unenforceable; authorizes civil actions with damages and attorney fees.

• Modifies labor relations definitions to limit exclusive representative authority to union members only, rather than all employees in a bargaining unit.