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This bill aims to protect the rights of public employees to join or support unions. The key provisions include: 1. Requiring public employers to provide the exclusive representative of a public employee organization with certain employee information, such as name, job title, and work contact details, within 10 days of a new hire or the first pay period. 2. Granting the exclusive representative access to new employee orientations and the right to meet with employees on the employer's premises to discuss workplace-related issues. 3. Requiring public employers to provide the exclusive representative with employee information, such as name, job title, and contact details, every 120 days or as agreed upon. 4. Allowing public employees to authorize deductions from their salaries or wages for union dues or other services, and requiring public employers to honor these authorizations. 5. Prohibiting public employers from deterring or discouraging employees from joining or supporting a public employee organization. 6. Establishing that the failure of a public employer to comply with these provisions would be a violation of the duty to bargain and an unfair labor practice.

Labor and Employment

Labor and Public Employees Committee (J)

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