PRINTER'S NO. 1483
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1059
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY ALLOWAY, EICHELBERGER, SCARNATI, FOLMER,
BARTOLOTTA, WAGNER, MENSCH, WARD, AUMENT AND STEFANO,
DECEMBER 21, 2015
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 21, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563, No.195), entitled
"An act establishing rights in public employes to organize
and bargain collectively through selected representatives;
defining public employes to include employes of nonprofit
organizations and institutions; providing compulsory
mediation and fact-finding, for collective bargaining
impasses; providing arbitration for certain public employes
for collective bargaining impasses; defining the scope of
collective bargaining; establishing unfair employe and
employer practices; prohibiting strikes for certain public
employes; permitting strikes under limited conditions;
providing penalties for violations; and establishing
procedures for implementation," in representation, further
providing for representation elections and for certified
representatives.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 605(1) and 607 of the act of July 23,
1970 (P.L.563, No.195), known as the Public Employe Relations
Act, are amended to read:
Section 605. Representation elections shall be conducted by
secret ballot at such times and places selected by the board
subject to the following:
(1) The board shall give no less then ten days notice of the
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time and place of such election. No election may be conducted
less than forty calendar days following the filing of an
election petition. For the purposes of notifying the eligible
electorate, the employer shall provide the board with a list of
employe names and home mailing addresses of all eligible voters
within seven days following the board's determination of the
appropriate unit or following an agreement between the employer
and the employe organization regarding eligible voters. The
information provided is confidential and not subject to the act
of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the "Right-to-Know
Law."
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Section 607. (a) If there is a duly certified
representative: (i) a public employe or a group of public
employes may file a petition for decertification provided it is
supported by a thirty per cent showing of interest, or (ii) a
public employer alleging a good faith doubt of the majority
status of said representative may file a petition in accordance
with the rules and regulations established by the board, subject
to the provisions of clause (7) of section 605.
(b) The board shall conduct recertification elections upon
expiration of a collective bargaining agreement, but no less
than every four years. The election will be in accordance with
the rules and regulations established by the board, subject to
the provisions of clause (7) of section 605.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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