House
Joint
Resolution
2003
-
Introduced
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
2003
BY
AMOS
JR.
,
STAED
,
SCHEETZ
,
OLSON
,
MATSON
,
WILSON
,
CROKEN
,
ZABNER
,
STECKMAN
,
BAGNIEWSKI
,
FORBES
,
BUCK
,
JACOBY
,
KRESSIG
,
GAINES
,
EHLERT
,
ISENHART
,
WESSEL-KROESCHELL
,
KURTH
,
WILBURN
,
JAMES
,
SCHOLTEN
,
GJERDE
,
NIELSEN
,
CAHILL
,
KONFRST
,
LEVIN
,
and
BROWN-POWERS
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
employee
rights.
2
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
The
following
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
1
the
State
of
Iowa
is
proposed:
2
Article
I
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
amended
3
by
adding
the
following
new
section:
4
Sec.
26.
Employee
rights.
Employees
shall
have
the
5
fundamental
right
to
organize
and
to
bargain
collectively
6
through
representatives
of
their
own
choosing
for
the
purpose
7
of
negotiating
wages,
hours,
and
other
terms
and
conditions
of
8
employment,
and
to
protect
their
economic
welfare
and
safety
9
at
work.
No
law
shall
be
passed
or
enforced
that
interferes
10
with,
negates,
or
diminishes
the
right
of
employees
to
organize
11
and
bargain
collectively
over
their
wages,
hours,
and
other
12
terms
and
conditions
of
employment
and
economic
welfare
and
13
workplace
safety,
including
any
law
or
ordinance
that
prohibits
14
the
execution
or
application
of
agreements
between
employers
15
and
labor
organizations
that
represent
employees
requiring
16
membership
in
an
organization
as
a
condition
of
employment.
17
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
18
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
19
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
20
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
shall
be
21
published
as
provided
by
law
for
three
consecutive
months
22
previous
to
the
date
of
that
election.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
27
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
employee
rights.
28
The
joint
resolution
provides
that
employees
shall
have
the
29
fundamental
right
to
organize
and
to
bargain
collectively
30
through
representatives
of
their
own
choosing
for
the
purpose
31
of
negotiating
wages,
hours,
and
other
terms
and
conditions
of
32
employment,
and
to
protect
their
economic
welfare
and
safety
33
at
work.
The
joint
resolution
provides
that
no
law
shall
be
34
passed
or
enforced
that
interferes
with,
negates,
or
diminishes
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the
right
of
employees
to
organize
and
bargain
collectively
1
over
their
wages,
hours,
and
other
terms
and
conditions
2
of
employment
and
economic
welfare
and
workplace
safety,
3
including
any
law
or
ordinance
that
prohibits
the
execution
4
or
application
of
agreements
between
employers
and
labor
5
organizations
that
represent
employees
requiring
membership
in
6
an
organization
as
a
condition
of
employment.
7
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
then
8
referred
to
the
next
general
assembly
(91st)
for
adoption,
9
before
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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