NY A05858

Expands grounds for obtaining injunctive relief in improper practice charges to include situations where a public employer or employee organization insists on non-mandatory bargaining subjects likely to lead to strikes.

Changes the Board's consideration of employer refusal to mediate and fact-finding procedures from discretionary ("may") to mandatory ("shall") when determining penalties for strikes.

Requires the Board to consider whether a public employer engaged in acts of extreme provocation when determining strike penalties, including bargaining tactics designed to exacerbate tensions in negotiations.

Authorizes the Board to order public employers to remit up to 50 percent of lost dues income to employee organizations when the employer's extreme provocation contributed to a strike.

Takes effect immediately, with specified provisions deemed repealed consistent with existing civil service law repeal schedules.