Senate committee approves ban on public employee unions, with exceptions

A Senate committee today endorsed SB 341 by Sen. Bob Ballinger to prohibit collective bargaining by public employees.

He amended the bill as originally filed to exempt the politically powerful (and often conservative) police and firefighters unions.

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees has represented some public employees in Arkansas, including in the city of Little Rock. There’s no longer a teachers’ collective bargaining agreement in the state, but this bill would prohibit it in the future. The bill also would provide for termination of any public employee who participates in a strike.

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2021/03/08/senate-committee-approves-ban-on-public-employee-unions-with-exceptions
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