Bill Text: CT HB05093 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5093 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning Labor Contracts During Periods Of High Unemployment.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-09 - Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees [HB05093 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-HB05093-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5093*
*January Session, 2013*		LCO No. 125

Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
REP. LAVIELLE, 143rd Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING LABOR CONTRACTS DURING PERIODS OF HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT.

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

That the general statutes be amended to provide that, when the state's unemployment rate is above seven and one-half per cent, the legislative body of any municipality may reject a contract and the parties shall not be required to submit to mandatory binding arbitration until such unemployment rate remains below seven and one-half per cent for a period of not less than six months.

Statement of Purpose:

To allow the legislative body of a municipality to reject a contract without requiring mandatory binding arbitration during periods of high unemployment.