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Ric Keller: “This bill expressly does not allow public safety officers to go on strike. This bill does not preempt State…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2007
This bill expressly does not allow public safety officers to go on strike. This bill does not preempt State right-to-work laws. This bill does not require compulsory unionism. This bill does not require binding arbitration. I think we all agree that firefighters and police officers risk their lives every single day and they are entitled to make fair wages and have working conditions that are as safe as possible. This legislation is fair and balanced, and that is why it has received such broad bipartisan support. On the one hand it does allow firefighters and police officers to collectively bargain for better working conditions and fair wages. On the other hand, it expressly outlaws strikes and does not overturn State right-to-work laws. For those reasons, I urge my colleagues to do what I am about to do and vote ``yes'' on this important bipartisan legislation.
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Ric Keller
Republican · Florida
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Discussing a bill related to public safety officers' rights and collective bargaining.

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