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BY
FEENSTRA
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
prohibiting
government
agencies
and
officials
from
1
collecting
dues
on
behalf
of
labor
unions
and
making
a
2
penalty
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
20.9,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2011,
1
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
The
public
employer
and
the
employee
organization
shall
meet
3
at
reasonable
times,
including
meetings
reasonably
in
advance
4
of
the
public
employer’s
budget-making
process,
to
negotiate
in
5
good
faith
with
respect
to
wages,
hours,
vacations,
insurance,
6
holidays,
leaves
of
absence,
shift
differentials,
overtime
7
compensation,
supplemental
pay,
seniority,
transfer
procedures,
8
job
classifications,
health
and
safety
matters,
evaluation
9
procedures,
procedures
for
staff
reduction,
in-service
training
10
and
other
matters
mutually
agreed
upon.
Negotiations
shall
11
also
include
terms
authorizing
dues
checkoff
for
members
of
the
12
employee
organization
and
grievance
procedures
for
resolving
13
any
questions
arising
under
the
agreement,
which
shall
be
14
embodied
in
a
written
agreement
and
signed
by
the
parties.
If
15
an
agreement
provides
for
dues
checkoff,
a
member’s
dues
may
16
be
checked
off
only
upon
the
member’s
written
request
and
the
17
member
may
terminate
the
dues
checkoff
at
any
time
by
giving
18
thirty
days’
written
notice.
Such
obligation
to
negotiate
in
19
good
faith
does
not
compel
either
party
to
agree
to
a
proposal
20
or
make
a
concession.
21
Sec.
2.
Section
70A.17A,
subsection
3,
Code
2011,
is
amended
22
by
striking
the
subsection.
23
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
731.10
Collection
of
union
dues
by
24
government
officials
or
agencies
prohibited.
25
It
shall
be
unlawful
for
any
official
or
agency
of
this
26
state
or
a
political
subdivision
of
this
state
to
collect
dues,
27
charges,
fees,
contributions,
fines,
or
assessments
on
behalf
28
of
any
labor
union,
labor
association,
or
labor
organization.
29
Sec.
4.
REPEAL.
Section
70A.19,
Code
2011,
is
repealed.
30
EXPLANATION
31
This
bill
prohibits
an
official
or
agency
of
this
state
32
or
its
political
subdivisions
from
collecting
dues,
charges,
33
fees,
contributions,
fines,
or
assessments
on
behalf
of
any
34
labor
union,
labor
association,
or
labor
organization.
A
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violation
of
the
prohibition
is
a
serious
misdemeanor
pursuant
1
to
Code
section
731.6.
A
serious
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
2
confinement
for
no
more
than
one
year
and
a
fine
of
at
least
3
$315
but
not
more
than
$1,875.
4
The
bill
removes
dues
checkoffs
from
the
scope
of
5
negotiations
for
collective
bargaining
agreements
under
Code
6
chapter
20.
7
The
bill
repeals
Code
sections
70A.17A(3)
and
70A.19
8
relating
to
payroll
deductions
by
state
employees
who
are
union
9
members,
but
retains
payroll
deductions
by
state
employees
who
10
are
professional
or
trade
organization
members.
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