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ME LD555

ME LD555
An Act To Expand the Rights of Public Sector Employees


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Introduced
02/22/2021
In Committee
02/22/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
02/16/2022

Introduced Session

130th Legislature

Bill Summary

This bill allows public employees, including municipal and county employees, state employees and legislative employees, university, academy and community college employees and judicial employees, but not including employees whose duties include protecting public safety or judicial employees whose duties ensure an individual's procedural due process rights are not denied, to strike. The bill requires that notice be given to the public employer stating the dates upon which the strike will begin and end. The bill provides that the employee organization or public employer may call for emergency bargaining within 3 days prior to the intended start of the strike. The bill prohibits a public employer from permanently replacing an employee because that employee engaged in a strike.

AI Summary

This bill allows public employees, including municipal, county, state, legislative, university, academy, community college, and judicial employees (except those whose duties include protecting public safety or ensuring procedural due process rights), to strike. The bill requires that notice be given to the public employer stating the dates of the strike. The bill allows the employee organization or public employer to call for emergency bargaining within 3 days prior to the intended start of the strike. The bill prohibits a public employer from permanently replacing an employee who engages in a lawful strike.

Committee Categories

Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (on 02/16/2022)

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