An Act To Improve Public Sector Collective Bargaining Laws
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §967-A is enacted to read:
§ 967-A. Public employer collective bargaining team
A public employer must include in any collective bargaining negotiation meeting with the bargaining agent a representative of that public employer who is a member of the body with final authority to approve a collective bargaining agreement.
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This bill amends the municipal public employees labor relations laws by requiring that all collective bargaining negotiation meetings include a member of the body with final authority to approve the collective bargaining agreement.