PRINTER'S NO. 4203
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2748
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY ROWE, BERNSTINE, DIAMOND, ECKER, EVERETT, GLEIM,
GROVE, HERSHEY, JONES, KAIL, KLUNK, LEWIS, METCALFE, OWLETT,
ROEBUCK, ROTHMAN, RYAN, SCHEMEL AND ZIMMERMAN, AUGUST 6, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, AUGUST 6, 2020
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563, No.195), entitled
"An act establishing rights in public employes to organize
and bargain collectively through selected representatives;
defining public employes to include employes of nonprofit
organizations and institutions; providing compulsory
mediation and fact-finding, for collective bargaining
impasses; providing arbitration for certain public employes
for collective bargaining impasses; defining the scope of
collective bargaining; establishing unfair employe and
employer practices; prohibiting strikes for certain public
employes; permitting strikes under limited conditions;
providing penalties for violations; and establishing
procedures for implementation," in definitions, further
providing for definitions; in employee rights, providing for
payments to employee organizations and resignation from
employee organization; in representation, further providing
for exclusive representation and providing for
recertification; in scope of bargaining, further providing
for membership dues deductions and maintenance of membership
and providing for collection of payments from nonmembers; and
making related repeals.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 301 of the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563,
No.195), known as the Public Employe Relations Act, is amended
by adding clauses to read:
Section 301. As used in this act:
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