Oklahoma Republican authors bill to end collective bargaining for municipal employees statewide

Republican State Rep. Steve Martin has written a very short 1 page bill that is going to committee tomorrow which, if approved, would end collective bargaining rights for municipal and county employees statewide.

Here is the entire text of the bill:

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 53rd Legislature (2011)

HOUSE BILL 1593 By: Martin (Steve)





AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to cities and towns; repealing Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21, Chapter 62, O.S.L. 2004 (11 O.S. Supp. 2010, Sections 51-200, 51-201, 51-202, 51-203, 51-204, 51-205, 51-206, 51-207, 51-208, 51-209, 51-210, 51-211, 51-212, 51-213, 51-214, 51-215, 51-216, 51-217, 51-218, 51-219 and 51-220), which relate to the Oklahoma Municipal Employee Collective Bargaining Act; and providing an effective date.




BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. REPEALER Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21, Chapter 62, O.S.L. 2004 (11 O.S. Supp. 2010, Sections 51-200, 51-201, 51-202, 51-203, 51-204, 51-205, 51-206, 51-207, 51-208, 51-209, 51-210, 51-211, 51-212, 51-213, 51-214, 51-215, 51-216, 51-217, 51-218, 51-219 and 51-220), are hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2011.


53-1-5472 MAH 01/0I

It's just that easy to strip away employee rights. This is a nationwide plan hatched by republicans to destroy unions and I am afraid they may succeed.

:shrug:

Wisconsin has laid the foundation, follow their example...

luckily, we have a solid democratic majority in both houses (not that they do much with it), so it died quickly.

This bill stands a good chance of passing. Now all my fellow employees who reap the benefits of the union but don't want to pay for union membership (thanks right to work), are going to find out what happens when their wrongheaded ideas meet their paycheck and benefits.

...deserve everything they get.
Duckie

I voted against right to work. I joined AFSCME as soon as I was able to and pay my dues proudly. My fellow employees who mock the union and criticize it while still enjoying the benefits of it's work are about to face a harsh reality. One staunch republican said the saber rattling against public service employees was beginning to bother even him. Still he won't do anything like join the union to protect his hard earned pay and benefits. Why should he? Only suckers and dumb democrats like me would pay for something you can get for free.

And I know that sounds harsh, but when it means lower wages and safety, they might wake up, but as dumb as most of them are, probably not.