MI
Michigan Senate Bill SB0437

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0437

Introduced
6/24/25  

Caption

Labor: public service employment; right to work; restore. Amends secs. 9, 10 & 15 of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.209 et seq.).

Impact

The changes proposed in SB0437 will have significant implications for labor law in Michigan, particularly in strengthening protections against coercive actions by employers. The bill emphasizes the protection of employees from being forced into union membership or financial support of labor organizations against their will. Furthermore, it establishes civil penalties for violations of these rights, thereby providing a mechanism for accountability. This shift is expected to foster a fairer workplace environment, enabling public employees to exercise their rights without fear of retaliation.

Summary

Senate Bill 0437 seeks to amend the Public Employment Relations Act of 1947, which governs labor relations for public employees in Michigan. The bill aims to enhance the rights of public sector workers by clarifying their right to organize, engage in collective bargaining, and refrain from such activities without coercion or intimidation. Specifically, it mandates that public employees may organize and form labor organizations, engage in concerted activities for collective negotiation, and negotiate with their employers through representatives of their choosing, while also ensuring they have the right to abstain from such participation if they so wish.

Contention

While supporters of SB0437 argue that it is a necessary step towards advancing workers' rights and fair labor practices, opponents raise concerns regarding the implications on the influence of unions. Critics suggest that enhancing individual freedoms might weaken collective bargaining strength, thereby undermining the larger objectives of labor organizations. The balance between individual labor rights and the collective power of unions remains a contentious issue that is likely to drive ongoing debate in legislative arenas.

Latest SB0437 Activity

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

MI SB0847

Labor: public service employment; right to work; restore. Amends secs. 9, 10 & 15 of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.209 et seq.).

MI HB5677

Labor: public service employment; right to work; restore. Amends secs. 9, 10 & 15 of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.209 et seq.).

MI HB4004

Labor: collective bargaining; requirement for agency fee for nonunion members; allow in bargaining agreements and as condition of employment in public sector. Amends secs. 9, 10 & 15 of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.209 et seq.).

MI SB0005

Labor: collective bargaining; requirement for agency fee for nonunion members; allow in bargaining agreements and as condition of employment in public sector. Amends secs. 9, 10 & 15 of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.209 et seq.).

MI HB4233

Labor: public service employment; labor organizations' assistance in collecting dues from public school employees; remove prohibition against. Amends sec. 10 of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.210).

MI SB0991

Labor: hours and wages; improved workforce opportunity wage act 2018 PA 337; restore 2018 PA 368 amendments. Amends secs. 4, 4a, 4d, 10 & 15 of 2018 PA 337 (MCL 408.934 et seq.).

MI HB5678

Labor: collective bargaining; right to work; restore. Amends secs. 1, 2, 14 & 17 of 1939 PA 176 (MCL 423.1 et seq.).

MI SB0846

Labor: collective bargaining; right to work; restore. Amends secs. 1, 2, 14 & 17 of 1939 PA 176 (MCL 423.1 et seq.).

MI HB4582

Labor: collective bargaining; bargaining representatives; require to represent only those public employees who voted for or authorized representation from the bargaining representative. Amends secs. 1, 10 & 11 of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 432.201 et seq.) & adds sec. 11a.

MI HB4236

Labor: collective bargaining; public employee's refusal to participate in certain meetings or communications sponsored by a public employer; prohibit the public employer from discriminating against the public employee based on. Amends sec. 10 of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.210).

Similar Bills

MI HB4822

Education: teachers and administrators; references to section 1250 of the revised school code; remove. Amends sec. 15 of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.215).

MI SB0381

Labor: collective bargaining; calendar and schedule for school year; make prohibited subjects of bargaining. Amends sec. 15 of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.215). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0379'25

MI HB4004

Labor: collective bargaining; requirement for agency fee for nonunion members; allow in bargaining agreements and as condition of employment in public sector. Amends secs. 9, 10 & 15 of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.209 et seq.).

MI HB5677

Labor: public service employment; right to work; restore. Amends secs. 9, 10 & 15 of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.209 et seq.).

MI SB0847

Labor: public service employment; right to work; restore. Amends secs. 9, 10 & 15 of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.209 et seq.).

MI HB4288

Education: other; certain provisions of 1947 PA 336; modify to remove certain provisions of the revised school code. Amends sec. 15 of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.215).

MI HB4354

Labor: public service employment; performance evaluation standards, merit pay standards, and decisions on layoff, recall, hiring, position eliminations, classroom observation, teacher placement, evaluation, discipline, and discharge; remove from prohibited subjects of bargaining for public school employers. Amends sec. 15 of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.215).

MI SB1167

Labor: collective bargaining; minimum staffing levels within a bargaining unit; make a mandatory subject of bargaining. Amends secs. 11 & 15 of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.211 & 423.215).