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This bill provides guidelines for public employers regarding the rights of employees to join or remain members of a union. Key provisions include: 1. Requiring public employers to provide unions with information about newly hired employees, such as name, job title, and contact details, within 10 days of hiring or the first pay period. 2. Mandating that public employers provide unions with access to new employee orientations, with the structure, time, and manner of access determined through mutual agreement or compulsory interest arbitration. 3. Granting unions the right to meet with individual employees on the employer's premises, conduct worksite meetings, and meet with newly hired employees. 4. Requiring public employers to provide unions with employee contact information every 120 calendar days. 5. Allowing unions to use the employer's electronic mail systems to communicate with bargaining unit members. 6. Permitting public employees to authorize payroll deductions for union dues and requiring employers to honor such authorizations. 7. Prohibiting public employers from deterring or discouraging employees from joining or supporting unions, or from authorizing dues deductions.

Labor and Employment

Labor and Public Employees Committee (J)

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