S 2123 · 110th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007

Introduced 2007-10-01· Sponsored by Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH]· Senate

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Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2007-10-01)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 - Provides collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by states or local governments. Directs the Federal Labor Relations Authority (Authority) to determine whether state law provides specified rights and responsibilities for public safety officers, including: (1) granting public safety employees the right to form and join a labor organization which excludes management and supervisory employees, and which is, or seeks to be, recognized as the exclusive bargaining agent for such employees; and (2) requiring public safety employers to recognize and agree to bargain with the employees' labor organization. Requires the Authority to issue in accordance with the public safety employee rights and responsibilities regulations establishing collective bargaining procedures for public safety employers and employees in states that do not substantially provide for such rights and responsibilities. Directs the Authority , in such cases, to: (1) determine the appropriateness of units for labor organization representation; (2) supervise or conduct elections to determine whether a labor organization has been selected as a…

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Cosponsors (20)

9 Democrats9 Republicans2 Independents