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Introduced Session

Amending the act of June 1, 1937 (P.L.1168, No.294), entitled "An act to protect the right of employes to organize and bargain collectively; creating the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board; conferring powers and imposing duties upon the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board, officers of the State government, and courts; providing for the right of employes to organize and bargain collectively; declaring certain labor practices by employers to be unfair; further providing that representatives of a majority of the employes be the exclusive representatives of all the employes; authorizing the board to conduct hearings and elections, and certify as to representatives of employes for purposes of collective bargaining; empowering the board to prevent any person from engaging in any unfair labor practice, and providing a procedure for such cases, including the issuance of a complaint, the conducting of a hearing, and the making of an order; empowering the board to petition a court of common pleas for the enforcement of its order, and providing a procedure for such cases; providing for the review of an order of the board by a court of common pleas on petition of any person aggrieved by such order, and establishing a procedure for such cases; providing for an appeal from the common pleas court to the Supreme Court; providing the board with investigatory powers, including the power to issue subpoenas and the compelling of obedience to them through application to the proper court; providing for service of papers and process of the board; prescribing certain penalties," further providing for definitions; providing for notice and regulations; further providing for unfair labor practices and for representatives and elections; providing for initial collective bargaining agreement; and further providing for prevention of unfair labor practices and for penalties.

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Dan Williams (D)*,  Aerion Abney (D),  Lisa Borowski (D),  Heather Boyd (D),  Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D),  Missy Cerrato (D),  Joe Ciresi (D),  Scott Conklin (D),  Dan Deasy (D),  Dave Delloso (D),  Kyle Donahue (D),  Bob Freeman (D),  Pat Gallagher (D),  José Giral (D),  Roni Green (D),  Nancy Guenst (D),  Jim Haddock (D),  Liz Hanbidge (D),  Pat Harkins (D),  Carol Hill-Evans (D),  Joe Hohenstein (D),  Kristine Howard (D),  Mary Isaacson (D),  Carol Kazeem (D),  Tarik Khan (D),  Emily Kinkead (D),  Stephen Kinsey (D),  Rick Krajewski (D),  Leanne Krueger (D),  Maureen Madden (D),  Steve Malagari (D),  Brandon Markosek (D),  Joe McAndrew (D),  Jeanne McNeill (D),  Bob Merski (D),  Ed Neilson (D),  Napoleon Nelson (D),  Jenn O'Mara (D),  Darisha Parker (D),  Eddie Pashinski (D),  Chris Pielli (D),  Nickolas Pisciottano (D),  Tarah Probst (D),  Chris Rabb (D),  Steve Samuelson (D),  Ben Sanchez (D),  Mike Schlossberg (D),  Pete Schweyer (D),  Melissa Shusterman (D),  Josh Siegel (D),  Izzy Smith-Wade-El (D),  Mike Sturla (D),  Paul Takac (D),  Perry Warren (D),  Ben Waxman (D), 

Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY (on 04/10/2023)

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