HB 2937 Would Allow Bargaining Over Benefits for Public Employees – Faculty Testimony Needed
On Friday, February 5, The House Committee on Labor and Public Employment will hold a hearing at 9:30 am in conference room 309 on expanding the rights of employees to negotiate benefits. This legislation is needed to ensure that benefits are directly negotiable with public employers and the topics may include benefits, benefit plan, and employer contributions. This means that the exclusive bargaining representative can fully engage in negotiations that the current EUTF statute has prohibited. For faculty this means more direct influence over your total compensation and how wage and benefits are balanced to take better advantage of the non-taxable nature of health care benefits. This also means greater stability in benefit plans and the contribution responsibility of the employer.