Georgia Senate approves bill that aims to restrict the ways workers can form unions
Workers of the world, unite – but only if you hold a secret election first.
That’s what the state Senate said Thursday when it passed on party lines a labor union bill backed by Gov. Brian Kemp. Senate Bill 362 bars businesses that open shop in Georgia from receiving state incentives if they recognize labor unions, unless workers vote to unionize with a secret ballot.
“The bill only targets voluntary actions of companies who agree to accept certain incentives, regardless of the outcome of a unionization effort,” said the bill’s sponsor, Brunswick Republican Sen. Mike Hodges. “It does not prohibit a company’s employees from unionizing or require an employer to oppose unionization efforts in any action. Employers are free to agree to hold union elections, however employers only lose eligibility for state incentives if they decide to skip secret ballot elections when it’s available.”
Hodges said the bill would not apply to a business that had a prior labor agreement that new locations would recognize a union.
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