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This bill amends the Public School Employment Relations Act and the Public Employment Relations Act to modify the process for establishing collective bargaining units in public schools and for public employees. Under the new provisions, an employee organization can now file a petition to become the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit if they can provide dated authorization signatures from over 50% of the employees in the proposed unit. In such cases, the Board (likely the Public Employment Relations Board) would be required to certify the employee organization without holding an election, which is a significant change from the previous requirement of elections when at least 30% of employees showed interest. The bill makes consistent language changes across both titles, replacing phrases like "30 percent" with "30%" and making minor grammatical adjustments. This modification streamlines the process for employee organizations to gain representation and potentially reduces the administrative burden of holding elections when there is clear majority support. The changes apply to both public school employees and other public employees in Delaware, providing a uniform approach to establishing collective bargaining representation.

Labor and Employment

https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142150