Bill > A03607

This bill amends the Civil Service Law to address disputes arising from collective negotiations between public employers and public employee organizations. The key provisions include: 1. Establishing a presumption of bad faith negotiation if the previous agreement has been expired for over a year and no new agreement has been reached. 2. Deeming an impasse to exist if the previous agreement or interest arbitration award has been expired for over a year. 3. Presuming that any strike occurring more than a year after the expiration of the previous agreement is caused by acts of extreme provocation. 4. Authorizing the Public Employment Relations Board, or any other court or tribunal, to consider various factors in determining the duration of the forfeiture of rights for an employee organization that has violated the law's prohibition on strikes. The overall aim of the bill is to address prolonged contract disputes and strikes in the public sector.