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WV SB555
Bill
AI Summary
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Declares any contract or agreement between public sector labor unions and municipalities (cities, towns, counties), their agencies, or any state instrumentality to be against public policy, illegal, void, and unenforceable
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Amends general corporate powers of municipalities to explicitly limit their contracting authority to exclude agreements with labor unions, trade unions, or labor organizations acting as bargaining agents for public employees
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Applies the prohibition to all levels of local government as well as state agencies, instrumentalities, and institutions throughout West Virginia
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Modifies existing home rule powers for cities by adding a new restriction stating that municipalities' rights to transact business and incur obligations are expressly limited by the new union prohibition
Legislative Description
Relating to public sector unions
Labor
Last Action
To Government Organization
2/20/2025