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| 1 | 1 | 82R20962 KSD-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Anderson of McLennan H.B. No. 471 | |
| 3 | 3 | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 471: | |
| 4 | 4 | By: Sheets C.S.H.B. No. 471 | |
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| 6 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to election through secret ballot of a labor union as the | |
| 10 | 10 | exclusive bargaining representative. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 101, Labor Code, is | |
| 13 | 13 | amended by adding Section 101.1035 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 101.1035. EXCLUSIVE BARGAINING REPRESENTATIVE; METHOD | |
| 15 | 15 | OF ELECTION. (a) In this section, "exclusive bargaining | |
| 16 | 16 | representative" means a labor union selected as the representative | |
| 17 | 17 | of the employees in an appropriate collective bargaining unit to | |
| 18 | 18 | represent the employees in their employment relations with | |
| 19 | 19 | employers. | |
| 20 | 20 | (b) An exclusive bargaining representative must be elected | |
| 21 | 21 | by secret ballot and by majority vote of the employees present and | |
| 22 | 22 | participating. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 2. This Act does not affect a collective bargaining | |
| 24 | 24 | agreement under Chapter 174, Local Government Code, that was | |
| 25 | 25 | entered into before the effective date of this Act. | |
| 26 | 26 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |