Bill Text: MI HB4201 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Labor; collective bargaining; taxpayer-funded equipment, supplies, and facilities; prohibit use for union or political activities. Amends sec. 9 of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.209).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-07 - Printed Bill Filed 02/07/2013 [HB4201 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-HB4201-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 4201
February 6, 2013, Introduced by Rep. Kelly and referred to the Committee on Oversight.
A bill to amend 1947 PA 336, entitled
"An act to prohibit strikes by certain public employees; to provide
review from disciplinary action with respect thereto; to provide
for the mediation of grievances and the holding of elections; to
declare and protect the rights and privileges of public employees;
to require certain provisions in collective bargaining agreements;
to prescribe means of enforcement and penalties for the violation
of the provisions of this act; and to make appropriations,"
by amending section 9 (MCL 423.209), as amended by 2012 PA 349.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 9. (1) Public employees may do any of the following:
(a) Organize together or form, join, or assist in labor
organizations; engage in lawful concerted activities for the
purpose of collective negotiation or bargaining or other mutual aid
and protection; or negotiate or bargain collectively with their
public employers through representatives of their own free choice.
(b) Refrain from any or all of the activities identified in
subdivision (a).
(2) No person shall by force, intimidation, or unlawful
threats compel or attempt to compel any public employee to do any
of the following:
(a) Become or remain a member of a labor organization or
bargaining representative or otherwise affiliate with or
financially support a labor organization or bargaining
representative.
(b) Refrain from engaging in employment or refrain from
joining a labor organization or bargaining representative or
otherwise affiliating with or financially supporting a labor
organization or bargaining representative.
(c) Pay to any charitable organization or third party an
amount that is in lieu of, equivalent to, or any portion of dues,
fees, assessments, or other charges or expenses required of members
of or public employees represented by a labor organization or
bargaining representative.
(3) A person who violates subsection (2) is liable for a civil
fine of not more than $500.00. A civil fine recovered under this
section shall be submitted to the state treasurer for deposit in
the general fund of this state.
(4) Notwithstanding the rights granted under this section, a
public employee or collective bargaining organization shall not use
publicly owned property, facilities, or services, including an
electronic mail system, for political activities, political fund-
raising, campaigning for office of a collective bargaining
organization, collective bargaining organizing activities, or
solicitation of employees for membership in a collective bargaining
organization. This subsection does not limit the right of a public
employee or collective bargaining organization to use, on the same
terms as members of the general public, public property that is
made available as a public forum.
