SSB 1172: Relating to retention and recertification elections for public employee collective bargaining units and including effective date and applicability provisions

What it does

This bill relates to retention and recertification elections for public employee collective bargaining units conducted by the employment appeal board (board). The bill requires the board to issue to the public employer and the bargaining representative a written notice of intent to conduct such an election prior to conducting the election. The bill requires a public employer, after receiving such notice, to submit to the board a list of employees in the bargaining unit within days. The board shall utilize the submitted list to determine the employees eligible to vote in the election and the outcome of the election.

Senate subcommittee · named February 21, 2025

• Sen. Adrian Dickey (R) · adrian.dickey@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Molly Donahue (D) · molly.donahue@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 11 against

For: Americans For Prosperity; Mackinac Center Action; Professional Educators of Iowa

Against: AFSCME Council 61; IBEW Iowa State Conference; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Peace Officers Association; Iowa State Building and Construction Trades; Iowa State Education Association; Laborers International Union of North America; Linn County Board of Supervisors; Mid-American Carpenters Regional Council; Teamsters Local 238; United Professionals/UE

In plain words

1. February 20, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Workforce committee
2. February 21, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Dickey, Donahue and Schultz
3. February 24, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. February 25, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 472