General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5169 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 436 Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5169 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 436 Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist. AN ACT PROHIBITING STATE EMPLOYERS FROM REQUIRING STATE EMPLOYEES TO JOIN A UNION OR PAY UNION DUES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to prevent state employers from requiring state employees to join a union or pay union dues as a prerequisite of their employment. Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the forced unionization of Connecticut state employees.