Bill > SF4628

This bill makes several modifications to public labor relations in Minnesota: 1. It amends the state data practices law to require the dissemination of personnel data to labor organizations to the extent necessary for conducting elections, notifying employees of fair share fee assessments, and implementing the provisions of the state's public labor relations laws. 2. It expands the definition of "public employee" to include certain temporary, seasonal, and student workers, ensuring they have collective bargaining rights. 3. It includes class sizes, student testing, and student-to-personnel ratios in Minnesota school districts and charter schools as terms and conditions of employment subject to collective bargaining. 4. It provides legal protections and liability defenses for public employers and labor organizations that previously collected fair share or agency fees from public employees, as the Supreme Court ruled such fees unconstitutional in 2018. 5. It grants exclusive representative employee organizations certain rights, such as access to bargaining unit members and use of government buildings and email systems for union-related purposes. 6. It requires public employers to provide contact information for newly hired and current bargaining unit employees to their exclusive representatives.