Amendment #18 to H3854

Employer required to meet with employee and offer the employee the opportunity to opt out

Mr. McKenna of Webster moves to amend the bill by adding after SECTION 3, Section 5A(h) the following new section,

(i), prior to a public employer providing the exclusive representative with the personal information of any employee, a member of management or a designated representative, during a private meeting, shall explain to any newly hired employee that such employee may abstain from union participation pursuant to applicable state and federal law and offer such employee an opportunity to opt out of the provision of any personal information to the exclusive representative. A public employer shall withhold the personal information of such employee who opts out from the exclusive representative without informing such representative of the employee's decision to opt out.  Any employee who opts out of the provision of personal information to the exclusive representative, and who elects not to participate in a union, shall be excused from the employer’s requirement to provide access to said employee to the exclusive representative and shall be excused from participation in any orientation or any other meeting that will be attended by the exclusive representative, without any retribution or ramifications.