HB 1159 -- Public Employee Collective Bargaining

Sponsor:  Meadows

This bill changes the laws regarding public employee collective
bargaining.  In its main provisions, the bill:

(1)  Repeals the provision prohibiting police, deputy sheriffs,
State Highway Patrol members, Missouri National Guard members,
and teachers of Missouri schools, colleges, and universities from
forming or joining labor organizations to collectively bargain
regarding salaries and other conditions of employment;

(2)  Requires a public body and the exclusive bargaining
representative to bargain in good faith to reach an amicable
agreement;

(3)  Requires tentative bargaining agreements to be ratified as
specified by the process established by the exclusive bargaining
representative; and

(4)  Specifies that disputes must be resolved as specified in the
impasse resolution process agreed to by both parties if an
agreement is not reached.  If no impasse resolution process is
agreed to, upon application of either party or upon its own
motion, the State Board of Mediation within the Department of
Labor and Industrial Relations may hold a conference with the
parties and assist in negotiating or drafting a settlement
agreement or submitting the dispute to binding arbitration.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:26 am