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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Stewart
DATE TYPED 2/8/2005 HB HR 1
SHORT TITLE Support Federal Employee Free Choice Act
SB
ANALYST Dunbar
APPROPRIATION
Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY05
FY06
FY05
FY06
NFI
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Children Youth and Families Department (CYFD)
NM Public Education Department (NMPED)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Resolution 1 would permit the House of Representatives of the State of New Mexico to
express its support for the Federal Employee Free Choice Act that has been introduced in the
United States Congress.
Significant Issues
•
Authorizes the National Labor Relations Board to certify a union as the bargaining repre-
sentative of employees when a majority of employees voluntarily sign an authorization
designating that union to represent it;
•
Provides for first contract mediation and arbitration;
•
Establishes meaningful penalties for violations of a worker’s freedom to choose a union;
•
Urges Congress to pass the Employee Free Choice Act;
Copies of this resolution are to be transmitted to the members of the New Mexico Congressional
delegation
.