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Senate Bill S4357

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to strikes by public employees and permits them to strike a public employer after the collective negotiation process has been exhausted

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2009-S4357 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง200 & 210, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S2655

2009-S4357 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants the right to strike by public employees after the exhaustion of collective bargaining negotiations.

2009-S4357 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4357 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4357

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 22, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to strikes by  public
  employees

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 200 of the civil service law, as amended by chapter
24 of the laws of 1969, is amended to read as follows:
  S 200.  Statement of policy.  The legislature of the state of New York
declares that it is the public policy of the state and  the  purpose  of
this  [act]  ARTICLE to promote harmonious and cooperative relationships
between government and its employees and to protect the public by assur-
ing, at all times, the orderly and uninterrupted  operations  and  func-
tions  of government.  These policies are best effectuated by (a) grant-
ing to public employees the right of  organization  and  representation,
(b)  requiring the state, local governments and other political subdivi-
sions to negotiate with, and enter into written agreements with employee
organizations representing public employees which have been certified or
recognized, (c) encouraging such  public  employers  and  such  employee
organizations  to  agree  upon  procedures  for  resolving disputes, (d)
creating a public employment relations  board  to  assist  in  resolving
disputes between public employees and public employers, and (e) continu-
ing  the  prohibition  against  strikes  by  public  employees EXCEPT AS
PROVIDED FOR IN THIS ARTICLE and providing remedies  for  violations  of
such prohibition.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 210 of the civil service law, as amended
by chapter 24 of the laws of 1969, is amended to read as follows:
  1.  No  public  employee  or  employee  organization shall engage in a
strike, and no public employee or  employee  organization  shall  cause,
instigate,  encourage, or condone a strike; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF A
STRIKE BY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES OCCURS AFTER THE COLLECTIVE NEGOTIATION PROC-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07306-01-9

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