HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

578

TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 89-13, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§89-13  Prohibited practices; evidence of bad faith.  (a)  It shall be a prohibited practice for a public employer or its designated representative wilfully to:

     (1)  Interfere, restrain, or coerce any employee in the exercise of any right guaranteed under this chapter;

     (2)  Dominate, interfere, or assist in the formation, existence, or administration of any employee organization;

     (3)  Discriminate in regard to hiring, tenure, or any term or condition of employment to encourage or discourage membership in any employee organization;

     (4)  Discharge or otherwise discriminate against an employee because the employee has signed or filed an affidavit, petition, or complaint or given any information or testimony under this chapter, or because the employee has informed, joined, or chosen to be represented by any employee organization;

     (5)  Refuse to bargain collectively in good faith with the exclusive representative as required in section 89-9;

     (6)  Refuse to participate in good faith in the mediation and arbitration procedures set forth in section 89-11;

     (7)  Refuse or fail to comply with any provision of this chapter;

     (8)  Violate the terms of a collective bargaining agreement;

     (9)  Replace any nonessential employee for participating in a labor dispute; [or]

    (10)  Give employment preference to an individual employed during a labor dispute and whose employment termination date occurs after the end of the dispute, over an employee who exercised the right to join, assist, or engage in lawful collective bargaining or mutual aid or protection through the labor organization involved in the dispute[.]; or

    (11)  Implement, or attempt to implement, any term of a collective bargaining proposal without the agreement of the exclusive representative.

     (b)  It shall be a prohibited practice for a public employee or for an employee organization or its designated agent wilfully to:

     (1)  Interfere, restrain, or coerce any employee in the exercise of any right guaranteed under this chapter;

     (2)  Refuse to bargain collectively in good faith with the public employer, if it is an exclusive representative, as required in section 89-9;

     (3)  Refuse to participate in good faith in the mediation and arbitration procedures set forth in section 89-11;

     (4)  Refuse or fail to comply with any provision of this chapter; [or]

     (5)  Violate the terms of a collective bargaining agreement[.]; or

     (6)  Implement, or attempt to implement, any term of a collective bargaining proposal without the agreement of the employer."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2113.


 


 

Report Title:

Collective Bargaining; Prohibited Practices; Public Employment; Bad Faith

 

Description:

Prohibits:  (1) a public employer from wilfully implementing or attempting to implement any term of a collective bargaining proposal without the exclusive representative's agreement; and (2) a public employee or employee organization from wilfully implementing or attempting to implement any term of a collective bargaining proposal without the employer's agreement.  Effective January 1, 2113.  (HB578 HD1)

 

 

 

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