HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-033 CCRMember Bill Fignar introduced the following resolution
and moved its adoption.
RESOLUTION NO. 73 -33
RESOLUTION OPPOSING CERTAIN FEATURES OF HOUSE FILE 295
AND SENATE FILE 3 65 REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC
EMPLOYMENT LABOR RELATIONS ACT
WHEREAS, the 1971 legislature enacted landmark legislation in the
form of a public employment labor relations act; and
WHEREAS, there has been no substantive opportunity for public
employers and employees to test the workability of the 1971 act; and
WHEREAS, House File 295 and Senate File 365 as originally submitted
comprehend major modifications to the 1971 act resulting in gross imbalances
against public employers; and
WHEREAS, certain unfair features of House File 295 have been
removed by its author; and
WHEREAS, it is the contention of responsible elements of the labor
movement and responsible public employers alike that the powers accorded
public employees and public employers should be consistent with similar
powers legally authorized employees and employers in the private sector:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Brooklyn Center as follows:
1. The bills definition of "supervisory employee" is unfair in
that very few municipalities or counties in the State of
Minnesota would have even one supervisory employee. Such
stripping of the employer's supervisory personnel is unparalleled
in the private sector.
2. The bills authorize unfair, offsight picketing thereby leading
to secondary boycott. Such provision is not permitted in
private sector labor relations.
3. The bills' authorize agency shop provisions wherein public
employees who are not members of a union organization are
forced to contribute a "fair share fee" against their will.
4. The bills strip the public employer of authority to seek relief
from unfair labor practices committed by employee unions.
Such a provision is unparalleled in private sector labor relations.
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5. The bills require public employers to place on the bargaining
table all information pertaining to present and proposed
budgets, revenues and other financial information thereby
removing from elected officials the determination of spending
priorities.
6. The bills require binding arbitration for all "essential employees".
The determination of employee essentiality should be a determin-
ation of the public employer.
7. The bills wrongfully provide that binding arbitration should
constitute the conclusion to public labor disputes despite
overwhelming evidence to the contrary in other states, and
despite the fact that binding arbitration infringes upon our represen-
tative form of government by removing taxing authority from elected
representatives of the people.
BE IT, THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn
Center, Minnesota to oppose those foregoing provisions of House File 295 and
Senate File 365 as a gross infringement upon the principles of labor relations
equity and representative government.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED to call upon the legislative representatives
of the people of Brooklyn Center to oppose the adoption of the foregoing provisions.
The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit copies of this resolution to the
aforementioned legislative representatives, to the chairman of the appropriate
legislative committees, and to the g•_. Tom- he Sta of ,nnesota.
March 12, 1973
Date
Mayor
ATTEST:
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The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by
member John Leary, and upon vote being taken thereon, the
following voted in favor thereof: Philip Cohen, John Leary,
Tony Kuefler, and Bill Fignar;
and the following voted against the same: Maurice Britts,
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.