PRINTER'S NO. 1535
No. 138 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY ZUG, GLADECK, FARGO, M. N. WRIGHT, SAYLOR, RUBLEY,
SATHER, CORNELL, TULLI, MELIO, TRUE, BARRAR, EGOLF, ROHRER
AND HARHART, APRIL 16, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, APRIL 16, 1997
A RESOLUTION
1 Declaring that the House of Representatives shall deem the
2 collective bargaining agreements between the Commonwealth and
3 the four unions representing Pennsylvania Liquor Store
4 employees breached and shall cease to provide State
5 appropriations to the employee benefit funds unless by June
6 10, 1997, an audit of the funds is completed in accordance
7 with the collective bargaining agreements.
8 WHEREAS, Under the collective bargaining agreements between
9 the Commonwealth and the four unions representing employees of
10 the Pennsylvania Liquor Stores, the unions agreed to allow the
11 Commonwealth to conduct audits of their employee benefit funds;
12 and
13 WHEREAS, To date, no audits have been performed and
14 cooperation of these unions to submit to audit has not been
15 forthcoming; and
16 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth uses tax revenues to make
17 appropriations to these employee benefit funds but has had no
18 audits to ensure that the appropriations are being used in the
19 agreed-to manner; therefore be it
20 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives shall deem the
1 collective bargaining agreements between the Commonwealth and
2 the four unions representing Pennsylvania Liquor Store employees
3 breached and shall cease to provide State appropriations to the
4 employee benefit funds unless by June 10, 1997, an audit of the
5 funds is completed in accordance with the collective bargaining
6 agreements; and be it further
7 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
8 the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board which shall, in turn,
9 transmit copies immediately to the four unions representating
10 Pennsylvania Liquor Store employees.
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