HJR 2008 (LSB 5689YH (4) 91)

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 2008

BY  GOSA, B. MEYER, WILBURN, MATSON, BROWN-POWERS, AMOS JR., WICHTENDAHL, WILSON, RAMIREZ, KRESSIG, MADISON, CROKEN, JACOBY, GJERDE, OLSON, EHLERT, WESSEL-KROESCHELL, GAINES, SRINIVAS, R. JOHNSON, BAGNIEWSKI, KURTH, and JAMES

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to worker rights.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  The following amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is proposed:
   Article I of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is amended by adding the following new section:
   Sec. 26.  Worker rights.  Workers shall have the fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing for the purpose of negotiating wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, and to protect their economic welfare and safety at work. No law shall be passed or enforced that interferes with, negates, or diminishes the right of workers to organize and bargain collectively over their wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment and economic welfare and workplace safety, including any law or ordinance that prohibits the execution or application of agreements between employers and labor organizations that represent workers requiring membership in an organization as a condition of employment.
    Sec. 2.
  REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION.
  The foregoing proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred to the general assembly to be chosen at the next general election for members of the general assembly, and shall be published as provided by law for three consecutive months previous to the date of that election.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to worker rights. The joint resolution provides that workers shall have the fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing for the purpose of negotiating wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, and to protect their economic welfare and safety at work. The joint resolution provides that no law shall be passed or enforced that interferes with, negates, or diminishes the right of workers to organize and bargain collectively over their wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment and economic welfare and workplace safety, including any law or ordinance that prohibits the execution or application of agreements between employers and labor organizations that represent workers requiring membership in an organization as a condition of employment.
   The resolution, if adopted, would be published and then referred to the next general assembly (92nd) for adoption, before being submitted to the electorate for ratification.