SEIU Local 21 LA along with labor organizations and unions from across the state of Louisiana defeated a potentially crippling clause in Rep. Tony Ligi’s (R-Metaire) HB 89 known as the “Public Employee Bargaining Transparency Act.” The bill’s original form would have forced collective bargaining sessions to follow open meetings law requirements. As originally written, the bill sent a strong anti-worker message that would have bogged down local governmental entities in their efforts to conduct the people’s business in a timely and efficient manner.
The amended version took out the part relative to bringing collective bargaining negotiations under the open meeting law and is a suitable compromise.
To read HB 89 in its entirety, please click below:
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=789336
