HB 26-1005

HB 26-1005, also known as the Worker Protection Collective Bargaining bill, updates Colorado’s Labor Peace Act. It ensures that workers have the right to negotiate collectively on all important issues and removes a requirement for a second vote when discussing union security agreements. The law also clarifies that it's not considered unfair if an employer or employee representative doesn't agree to a proposal as long as they've been negotiating in good faith. This bill has been signed into law, meaning its changes are now official and enforceable in Colorado.

Official Summary

The bill makes the following changes to the 'Labor Peace Act':Specifies that employees' right to bargain collectively includes the right to bargain collectively concerning any mandatory subject of bargaining;Eliminates the requirement for a second election to negotiate a union security agreement clause in the collective bargaining process;Declares that it is not an unfair labor practice for an employer to refuse to agree to a lawful proposal made by the exclusive representative of the employees, or for the exclusive representative of the employees to refuse to agree to a lawful proposal made by the employer, concerning a mandatory subject of bargaining if the refusing party has bargained in good faith with the other party; andRequires employers and employees, through their exclusive representative, to bargain in good faith.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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