Senate Democrats vote to strengthen hand of public unions
Senate Democrats rallied Thursday behind a bill intended to help public-sector unions maintain or grow membership in the face of an adverse decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.
On a 22-13 vote, the Senate approved and sent to the House a measure sought by organized labor as a counterweight to the 5-4 opinion issued three years ago in Janus v. AFSCME.
Janus reversed a 41-year-old precedent that empowered public-sector unions to assess agency fees on employees who benefit from union-negotiated wages and benefits, but are not union members. Public-sector unions are an important ally of Democrats in Connecticut.
Echoing measures passed in other pro-labor states since Janus, Senate Bill 908 would bar public employers from discouraging or deterring new or existing employees from joining or remaining in a union.
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