Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05609 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/16/2015

                            General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5609
January Session, 2015  LCO No. 1175
 *01175*
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
REP. REBIMBAS, 70th Dist. REP. LABRIOLA, 131st Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5609 

January Session, 2015

LCO No. 1175

*01175*

Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES 

Introduced by:

REP. REBIMBAS, 70th Dist.

REP. LABRIOLA, 131st Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING LIMITATIONS ON BINDING ARBITRATION AWARDS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to prohibit binding arbitration awards for increased wages pursuant to collective bargaining negotiations from exceeding the level increase reflected in the prevailing Consumer Price Index. 

Statement of Purpose: 

To amend the collective bargaining statutes to limit binding arbitration awards to not more than the Consumer Price Index.