This measure would urge President Donald J. Trump to rescind three Executive orders issued on May 25, 2018, providing guidance to federal agencies regarding federal employees representation, collective bargaining, and due process rights.

WHEREAS, Three Executive orders were issued on May 25, 2018, that have the effect of harming federal employees by (1) targeting federal employee rights and union representation in the workplace; (2) drastically restricting use of official time to perform legally mandated representation of employees in the workplace; and (3) unlawfully restricting collective bargaining subjects and procedures to negotiate workplace protocols; and

WHEREAS, 140,000 Californians serve in the federal government, more than 30 percent of whom are veterans; and

WHEREAS, Federal employees in California care for our veterans, process social security claims, keep our air, water, and food safe, protect the skies, and serve our warfighters; and

WHEREAS, The Executive orders silence veterans, law enforcement officers, and other frontline federal workers and intend to strip federal employees of their decades-old rights to representation from the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978; and

WHEREAS, Our government is built on a system of checks and balances to prevent any one person or group from having too much influence. The federal government works best when management and labor work collaboratively to ensure the missions of the agencies are met; and

WHEREAS, The Executive orders will only create inefficiencies and hinder the ability of dedicated federal employees to deliver services to the American public in an efficient and effective manner; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of California, jointly, That the Legislature urges President Donald J. Trump to rescind the three Executive orders issued on May 25, 2018, which provide guidance to federal agencies regarding federal employees representation, collective bargaining, and due process rights; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States, to the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, to the Majority and Minority Leaders of the United States Senate, and to each Senator and Representative from California in the Congress of the Unites States.

 THIRD READING 

Bill No: AJR 51

Author: Cooper (D), et al.

Introduced: 8/7/18

Vote: 21

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 55-15, 8/30/18 - See last page for vote

SUBJECT: Federal employee rights

SOURCE: American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, District 12

DIGEST:

This resolution urges President Donald J. Trump to rescind three Executive orders issued on May 25, 2018, providing guidance to federal agencies regarding federal employees’ representation, collective bargaining, and due process rights.

ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings:

1. Three Executive orders were issued on May 25, 2018, that have the effect of harming federal employees by (a) targeting federal employee rights and union representation in the workplace; (b) drastically restricting use of official time to perform legally mandated representation of employees in the workplace; and (c) unlawfully restricting collective bargaining subjects and procedures to negotiate workplace protocols.
2. 140,000 Californians serve in the federal government, more than 30% of whom are veterans. Federal employees in California care for our veterans, process social security claims, keep our air, water, and food safe, protect the skies, and serve our warfighters.
3. The Executive orders silence veterans, law enforcement officers, and other frontline federal workers and intend to strip federal employees of their decades-old rights to representation from the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978.
4. Our government is built on a system of checks and balances to prevent any one person or group from having too much influence. The federal government works best when management and labor work collaboratively to ensure the missions of the agencies are met.
5. The Executive orders will only create inefficiencies and hinder the ability of dedicated federal employees to deliver services to the American public in an efficient and effective manner.

This resolution urges President Donald J. Trump to rescind the three Executive orders issued on May 25, 2018, which provide guidance to federal agencies regarding federal employees’ representation, collective bargaining, and due process rights.

FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No

SUPPORT: (Verified 8/31/18)

American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, District 12 (source)

American Federation of State County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO

California Conference Board of the Amalgamated Transit Union

California Conference of Machinists

California Labor Federation

California Professional Firefighters

California School Employees Association, AFL-CIO

California Teamsters Public Affairs Council

Engineers and Scientists of California, IFPTE Local 20, AFL-CIO

International Longshore and Warehouse Union

Professional and Technical Engineers, IFPTE Local 21, AFL-CIO

Service Employees International Union - California

UNITE-HERE, AFL-CIO

Utility Workers of America

OPPOSITION: (Verified 8/31/18)

None received

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 55-15, 8/30/18

AYES: Aguiar-Curry, Arambula, Berman, Bloom, Bonta, Burke, Caballero, Calderon, Carrillo, Cervantes, Chau, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Daly, Eggman, Frazier, Friedman, Gabriel, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gipson, Gloria, Gonzalez Fletcher, Gray, Grayson, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Kamlager-Dove, Levine, Limón, Low, McCarty, Medina, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, O'Donnell, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Reyes, Rivas, Rodriguez, Rubio, Salas, Santiago, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Weber, Wood, Rendon

NOES: Travis Allen, Baker, Bigelow, Brough, Chávez, Choi, Cunningham, Gallagher, Harper, Lackey, Mayes, Melendez, Obernolte, Voepel, Waldron

NO VOTE RECORDED: Acosta, Chen, Dahle, Flora, Fong, Kiley, Maienschein, Mathis, Patterson, Steinorth

Prepared by: Melissa Ward / SFA / (916) 651-1520

8/31/18 20:24:04

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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING

ATR Bill Id:AJR 51

Author:(Cooper)

As Introduced Ver:August 7, 2018

Majority vote

SUMMARY: Urges the President of the United States (U.S.) to rescind three Executive Orders that provide guidance to federal agencies regarding the representation, collective bargaining, and due process rights of federal employees, and requires transmittal of this resolution to the President and Vice-President of the United States, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the U.S. Senate, and each member of the Congress who represents California.

EXISTING LAW: Established pursuant to the Civil Service Reform Act, Title VII, of 1978, the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (FSLMRS) defines and provides comprehensive rights to federal employees, labor organizations, and federal agencies for an effective and efficient government that reflect the public’s interests and demand the highest standards of employee performance towards the efficient accomplishment of federal government operations.

The FSLMRS is administered by the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), an independent federal agency also established by the Civil Service Reform Act, Title VII, of 1978, covering 2.1 million non-postal federal employees, where 1.2 million are represented in 2,200 bargaining units.

FISCAL EFFECT: None

COMMENTS: On May 25, 2018, the President of the United States signed three Executive Orders that, generally, reduce the time permitted for use by federal employees related to collective bargaining and union activities, increase employee probationary periods and impose performance standards, and establish deadlines to complete collective bargaining negotiations, among numerous other provisions.

This measure encourages the President of the United States to rescind those Executive Orders towards recognizing the collective rights of federal employees in matters related to employer-employee relations towards efficiently and effectively serving the public.

Analysis Prepared by: Michael Erke / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN: 0004708

Date of Hearing: August 23, 2018

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES

Ken Cooley, Chair

ABPCA Bill Id:AJR 51 (

Author:Cooper) – As Introduced Ver:August 7, 2018

SUBJECT: Federal employee rights.

SUMMARY: Urges the President of the United States to rescind three Executive Orders that provide guidance to federal agencies regarding the representation, collective bargaining, and due process rights of federal employees, and requires transmittal of this resolution to the President and Vice-President of the United States, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the U.S. Senate, and each member of the Congress who represents California.

EXISTING LAW: Established pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (FSLMRS) defines and provides comprehensive rights to federal employees, labor organizations, and federal agencies for an effective and efficient government that reflect the public’s interests and demand the highest standards of employee performance towards the efficient accomplishment of federal government operations.

The FSLMRS is administered by the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), an independent federal agency also established by Title VII of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, covering 2.1 million non-postal federal employees, where 1.2 million are represented in 2,200 bargaining units.

FISCAL EFFECT: None

COMMENTS: On May 25, 2018, the President of the United States signed three Executive Orders that, generally, reduce the time permitted for use by federal employees related to collective bargaining and union activities, increase employee probationary periods and impose performance standards, and establish deadlines to complete collective bargaining negotiations, among numerous other provisions.

This measure encourages the President of the United States to rescind those Executive Orders towards recognizing the collective rights of federal employees in matters related to employer-employee relations towards efficiently and effectively serving the public.

REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:

Support

None on file

Opposition

None on file

Analysis Prepared by: Michael Erke / RLS. / (916) 319-2800