Another deadline passed this week at the Oklahoma State Capitol! Bills needed to be heard in the opposite House Committee by today or they are considered dormant.
You can view the bills we are tracking that could affect the working people of Oklahoma that are still alive here.
Some of the main Oklahoma bills that had some action this week are;
Senate Bill 436, which would change the Fire Fighters and Police Officers Bargaining Unit Composition, Click here to see the Legislative Fact Sheet. This bill was not heard this week so is now dormant.
House Bill 1374, the firefighters’ Public Safety Protection District Bill, passed out of both Senate Committees this week and now will head to the full Senate for consideration!
Senate Bill 283, would change the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission adopting standards from every 3 years to 6 years. This bill was heard in committee this week and had significant language change. The section in regards to extending the adoption from 3 to 6 years was removed.
To see the complete language, click on “Versions” and then click on the latest version.
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Federal Legislation can still affect us and the work that we do! We are also following a few Federal bills.
There are 2 pieces of legislation being considered in the US House- H.R. 1364 and H.R. 1461. These bills are basically an attempt to bust AFGE by placing caps on the use of official time and who can be union reps in the work place. H.R. 1364 is a government wide bill while H.R. 1461 is only at the VA. This legislation would be devastating to the thousands of Oklahomans that work for the federal government. H.R. 1364 will likely come to the floor right after recess, so any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
H.R. 1364- The Official Time Reform Act of 2017 – The bill would arbitrarily cap how much time union volunteers can spend per day on representational work, such as resolving workplace conflicts between employees and managers, or meeting with agency leaders to discuss workplace improvements.
H.R. 1461- The Veterans, Employees, and Taxpayers (VET) Protection Act of 2017 – Places severe restrictions on the VA official time and allows employees to drop their union dues at any time, destroying the agency’s ability to serve veterans.
Please use the numbers below and ask your congressman to oppose these bills!
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