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- Referred to civil service and pensions
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BILL NUMBER:S2655
Title of bill
An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to strikes by public employees
Summary
This bill grants the right to strike, after all negotiations procedures under the Taylor Law have been completely utilized, to teachers and other public employees.
Justification
True negotiations are only successful when both parties come to the negotiating table with substantially equal power. This proposal would help to provide power to both parties. The present absolute ban on strikes by public employees is based on an unworkable and unrealistic concept of totally strike-free environment among public employees. Individuals in a free nation will not work under terms and conditions which they find to be intolerable. Granting a right to strike adds a degree of flexibility that is sorely needed in the Taylor Law. Since work stoppages would be real possibilities, collective bargaining would be more successful because public employees would have the ultimate right to reject unilateral determinations by striking. This proposal would help to balance the power of both parties so that effective negotiations could result.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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