HB 1593 – Repeal of the Oklahoma Municipal Employees Collective Bargaining Act passed the House and has been assigned to the Senate General Government Committee.
If your Senator is a member of the committee – please contact him/her to vote NO.
Committee Member Phone E-Mail Address
Cliff Aldridge (R)-Chair 405-521-5500 aldridge@oksenate.gov
Roger Ballenger (D)-Vice Chair 405-521-5588 ballenger@oksenate.gov
Tom Adelson (D) 405-521-5551 adelson@oksenate.gov
Bill Brown (R) 405-521-5602 brownb@oksenate.gov
Harry Coates (R) 405-521-5547 coates@oksenate.gov
Bryce Marlatt (R) 405-521-5626 marlatt@oksenate.gov
Andrew Rice (D) 405-521-5610 rice@oksenate.gov
Ralph Shortey (R) 405-521-5557 shortey@oksenate.gov
Greg Treat (R) 405-521-5632 treat@oksenate.gov
If you do not know your Senator, you may go to http://www.oklegislature.gov/ and on the bottom right hand side click on “Find My Legislator”
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT
(MECBA)
FACT SHEET
With all the National news regarding labor strife in other states, it is important that you have the information you need to make an informed decision on laws affecting the city workers here in Oklahoma. HB 1593 seeks to repeal the Municipal Employees Collective Bargaining Act, (MECBA) that was passed into law in 2004.
Here are some facts regarding MECBA:
- The law prohibits strikes to prevent the work stoppages of the past and in exchange the workers have a system to resolve disputes.
- Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman and Muskogee have used the basic elements of MECBA before it passed in 2004 voluntarily for decades because it works.
- There is NO Binding Arbitration in MECBA. Unlike police and fire, arbitrators can only make recommendations to the cities. They can never force a city to spend one penny it does not agree to.
- Oklahoma is a Right-to-Work state. No municipal employee is required to join the union.
PLEASE VOTE NO ON HB 1593