PRINTER'S NO. 1075
No. 501 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY HELFRICK, JUBELIRER, PICCOLA, LOEPER, MOWERY,
ARMSTRONG, EARLL, ROBBINS, THOMPSON, HART, PUNT, MADIGAN,
WAUGH, SLOCUM, WENGER, MURPHY, BRIGHTBILL, WHITE, CORMAN AND
CONTI, MAY 10, 1999
REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MAY 10, 1999
AN ACT
1 Repealing the act of June 2, 1993 (P.L.45, No.15), entitled "An
2 act requiring public employees who are not members of a
3 collective bargaining unit to contribute a fair share fee;
4 establishing payment, notice, objection and reporting
5 procedures; and imposing penalties," relieving certain
6 employee organizations of certain duties and obligations.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. The act of June 2, 1993 (P.L.45, No.15), known as
10 the Public Employee Fair Share Fee Law, is repealed.
11 Section 2. (a) No collective bargaining agreement made
12 after the effective date of this act by a political subdivision
13 nor an extension of an existing collective bargaining agreement
14 made after the effective date of this act by a political
15 subdivision may require payment of a fair share fee to the
16 exclusive representative by a nonmember of the exclusive
17 representative.
18 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 606 of the act
19 of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563, No.195), known as the Public Employe
1 Relations Act, or any other law to the contrary, an employee
2 organization acting as an exclusive representative shall owe no
3 duty and shall have no obligation to represent a public employee
4 who is not a member of the employee organization in any
5 grievance or other proceeding filed with or against a public
6 employer.
7 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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