Bill > H3825

This bill makes several changes to laws regarding collective bargaining dues. Key provisions include: 1. Allowing employee organizations to require non-members to pay for the reasonable costs and fees, including arbitrator and attorney fees, for grievances or arbitrations brought at the non-member's request. 2. Limiting the exclusive representative's duty of fair representation to the negotiation and enforcement of the collective bargaining agreement, and allowing the organization to provide legal, economic, or job-related services only to its members. 3. Requiring public employers to provide certain contact information (e.g., name, job title, work and personal contact details) for new hires to the exclusive representative employee organization, and granting the organization access rights to meet with employees. 4. Allowing payroll deductions for union dues or fees, with specific requirements for authorization and revocation of deductions. The overall intent is to provide more flexibility and control to employee organizations in their relationship with non-members, while also facilitating their access to new employees and payroll deduction processes.

Budget and Finance

Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development (J)

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3825