MN SF4628

Changes personnel data dissemination requirement from discretionary ("may") to mandatory ("must") for labor organizations to conduct elections, notify employees of fair share fees, and implement labor relations chapters.

Expands definition of "public employee" to include temporary/seasonal employees working for Minnesota school districts or charter schools regardless of the 67-day limit, and establishes that early childhood family education teachers employed by school districts are public employees.

Adds "class sizes in Minnesota school districts and charter schools" and "student to personnel ratios in Minnesota school districts" to the definition of negotiable "terms and conditions of employment."

Establishes liability shield preventing public employers, labor organizations, and their agents from being sued for requiring, deducting, or retaining agency or fair share fees paid prior to June 27, 2018, and bars current or former employees from pursuing such claims.

Grants exclusive representative employee organizations rights to: meet with bargaining unit members during work day on employer premises, conduct worksite meetings before/after work and during breaks, meet with newly hired employees for 30 minutes within 30 days of hire, use employer email systems, and access government facilities for union meetings; requires employers to provide employee contact information within 10 days of hire and every 120 days thereafter.