General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5709
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1526
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
REP. CAFERO, 142nd Dist. REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5709
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 1526
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
REP. CAFERO, 142nd Dist.
REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist.
REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING UNION RECERTIFICATION, WORKER CHOICE AND SECRET BALLOTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require recertification of a union at least once every five years so that employees may have the option of choosing the same union or another union to represent them and to further require that such an election be conducted by secret ballot.
Statement of Purpose:
To allow workers an opportunity to choose the union they want representing them and to protect the sanctity of the secret ballot.