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HR 1484 104th Congress House

Public Safety Employer-Employee Relations Act of 1995

Official title: To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions.

Introduced: September 13, 1995 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Administrative procedureCollective bargaining agreementsCollective bargaining in governmentCrime and Law Enforcement
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District courtsEmergency ManagementEmployee rightsEmployee-management relations in governmentFederal Mediation and Conciliation ServiceFire fightersGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment employee unionsIndustrial arbitrationJurisdictionLabor contractsLawLaw enforcement officersLocal employeesLockouts
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Apr 28, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Apr 7, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 7, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 28, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Safety Employer-Employee Relations Act of 1995 - Provides collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments.

(Sec. 4) Declares that fire fighters and law enforcement officers have the right to self-organize, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. Applies this Act to any State and its local governments if such entity does not have a law or ordinance that provides greater or equal protection for the rights of fire fighters and law enforcement officers as established under this Act.

Grants employers or employee labor organizations the right to petition the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) to determine whether a State or local government is in compliance. Provides that existing collective bargaining units and agreements shall not be invalidated by this Act.

Provides for conciliation of labor disputes involving fire fighters and law enforcement officers. Requires the Director, when the FMCS certifies an impasse, to establish a Board of Inquiry to investigate the issues in the dispute and report its findings and recommendations. Provides for enforcement of this Act through the appropriate U.S. District Court. Provides that a State is not immune from an action in Federal or State court of competent jurisdiction for a violation of this Act.

(Sec. 5) Prohibits public safety employers and employees from engaging in lockouts or strikes.

(Sec. 6) Sets forth provisions for suits by and against labor organizations representing public safety officers.

(Sec. 7) Authorizes appropriations.

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