Bill > SB1090

This bill amends existing Arizona law to prohibit state agencies and political subdivisions from requiring contractors on public works projects to enter into certain agreements with labor organizations or participate in specific apprenticeship programs. Specifically, it prohibits requiring contractors to negotiate or sign a "project labor agreement" (a pre-hire agreement setting employment terms for a construction project), a "neutrality agreement" (which can include agreements to remain neutral towards a labor organization, share private employee information beyond federal requirements, grant property access beyond federal requirements, or recognize a labor organization without a secret ballot election), or to participate in or contribute to an apprenticeship program registered with the U.S. Department of Labor. The bill also makes a conforming change to a different section of law concerning certificates of environmental compatibility for facilities, ensuring that the committee issuing such certificates cannot require these types of agreements or participation in apprenticeship programs as a condition of project approval. These changes are intended to prevent government entities from mandating these labor-related agreements as a condition for bidding on or performing public works contracts, while still allowing private parties to engage in collective bargaining and not interfering with activities protected by federal labor law.