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Please Take Action: Fast Tracked Bill Removing Management Prerogatives
Action is needed to oppose legislation that would remove important management prerogatives and drive up costs for local governments. On Wednesday the Assembly Appropriations Committee will be considering A-5862<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.njleg.state.nj.us%2…>, which expands the subjects that would become mandatory during contract negotiations unless a previously negotiated agreement. It would prevent the government from carrying out its statutory mission. The result would be removing management prerogative and requiring mandatory negotiations for public sector unions.
A-5862<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.njleg.state.nj.us%2…>, known as the “Responsible Collective Negotiations Act”, was introduced to provide additional worker safeguards in response to the 2018 U.S. Supreme Court Janus v. AFSCME ruling. While several provisions of the bill do build upon the “Workplace Democracy Enhancement Act,” there are several troubling provisions that expand and change the nature of collective negotiations with all public unions except police and fire.
The billexpands the items that would become mandatory negotiable subjects during contract negotiations. Items would include “all matters that intimately and directly affect the work and welfare of public employees” including but not limited to: layoffs; subcontracting and privatization; criteria and procedures for promotions, performance evaluations and hiring; transfer of employees; assignments and reassignment of employees; transfer of negotiations unit of work; and job security, discipline disputes and disciplinary review procedures. This new provision will effectively remove management from management by adding items previously management prerogative to mandatory negotiations.
The bill would also mandate that grievance and disciplinary review procedures, including oral reprimands, must provide for binding arbitration as a means for resolving disputes involving subjects for collective negotiation that include the areas listed above. Removing the current ability to negotiate with unions how matters are handled removes previous negotiated items from the discussions.
In addition the bill abolishes the last best offer as critical management tool; provides broad privileged communication protections for labor on business involving union matters but no such protection for management; provides a disincentive for labor to negotiate what controls remain in place when an existing contract expires and the parties have failed to reach an agreement on a successor contract; creates a tremendous administrative burden by requiring management to share detailed information on non-union members with unions; expands the date certain when employees may opt-out under the "Workplace Democracy Enhancement Act"; and much more.
It is important to make a distinction between public sector and private sector contract negotiations. Public sector contracts are funded solely by the taxpayers. The provisions of A-5862 will add additional cost to the contract negotiation process, resulting in litigation due to conflicts arising from existing law and the new provisions of this bill, and could lead to an unfunded mandate.
The Assembly Appropriations Committee is scheduled to consider this legislation on Wednesday. The Senate companion (S-3810), passed the Senate Labor Committee 3-2, and is awaiting consideration by the full Senate. These bills could be scheduled for floor votes as soon as Monday, June 21, so immediate action is needed.
Please take action. We urge you to contact your Senator and Assembly representatives as well as members of the Assembly Appropriations Committee to urge them to vote no.
Contact: Lori Buckelew, Assistant Executive Director, lbuckelew(a)njlm.org<mailto:lbuckelew@njlm.org>, 609-695-3481, x112.
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Please review the attached June 2021 legislative briefing as presented by the NJLM that Clerks and their Administration should be aware of.
Eileen Gore, President
Municipal Clerks' Assn. of NJ
MCANJ ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING & SEMINAR
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Boathouse at Mercer Lake<https://www.boathouseatmercerlake.com/> located in the Mercer County Park, West Windsor Township (Mercer County).
Limited seating capacity - seats still available!
1 CEU applied for in Ethics: Beware Before You Share!
Presented by our General Counsel, Tom Prol of Sills, Cummins and Gross, P.C.
Cost $40.00 (includes continental breakfast and buffet lunch)
Tricky Tray (designer gifts included) and a Wine Wall will be offered!!
Annual Business Meeting Registration Link<http://www.njclerks.org/cit-e-access/webpage.cfm?TID=148&TPID=17608>
1 free CMC or MMC credit!
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Please see the attached memo from the NJ Division of Archives and Records Management. An issue with regard to submissions for non-expired records has arisen.
Thank you,
Eileen Gore, President
Municipal Clerks' Assn. of NJ
MCANJ ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING & SEMINAR
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Boathouse at Mercer Lake<https://www.boathouseatmercerlake.com/> located in the Mercer County Park, West Windsor Township (Mercer County).
Limited seating capacity - seats still available!
*** Deadline to register is June 1st ***
1 CEU applied for in Ethics: Beware Before You Share!
Presented by our General Counsel, Tom Prol of Sills, Cummins and Gross, P.C.
Cost $40.00 (includes continental breakfast and buffet lunch)
Tricky Tray (designer gifts included) and a Wine Wall will be offered!!
Annual Business Meeting Registration Link<http://www.njclerks.org/cit-e-access/webpage.cfm?TID=148&TPID=17608>
MCANJ ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING & SEMINAR
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Boathouse at Mercer Lake<https://www.boathouseatmercerlake.com/> located in the Mercer County Park, West Windsor Township (Mercer County).
Limited seating capacity - seats still available!
*** Masks Required ***
1 CEU applied for in Ethics: Beware Before You Share!
Presented by our General Counsel, Tom Prol of Sills, Cummins and Gross, P.C.
Cost $40.00 (includes continental breakfast and buffet lunch)
Tricky Tray and other games of chance offered!!
Annual Business Meeting Registration Link<http://www.njclerks.org/cit-e-access/webpage.cfm?TID=148&TPID=17608>
MCANJ ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING & SEMINAR
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
(Doors open for sign-in at 9:00 am)
Boathouse at Mercer Lake<https://www.boathouseatmercerlake.com/> located in the Mercer County Park
West Windsor Township (Mercer County).
Click here for directions to the facility.<http://www.njclerks.org/documents/2021%20conference/directions%20boat%20hou…>
*** Masks Required (wear your blingiest or most outrageous mask!) ***
1 CEU applied for in Ethics: Beware Before You Share!
Presented by our General Counsel, Tom Prol of Sills, Cummins and Gross, P.C.
Social media is a vital part of how we interact in the world today. It is a great way to share information and get the word out on news and events in a municipality. However, sometimes it can also create problems when political officials or employees make comments or even just click “like” on something that can cause offense or worse. The program will discuss how to deal with those situations and, more importantly, how to work to prevent those problems from arising altogether.
Registration begins today, Monday, April 26, 2021, with limited (pandemic) seating capacity!!
Seating is first come, first paid registrants.
Cost $40.00 (includes continental breakfast and buffet lunch)
Please click on the Annual Business Meeting link below to register. Please return your payment with the generated invoice as soon as possible to ensure your reservation. Remember, you must be paid in order for your reservation to be complete. You will receive an email confirming your paid registration. The Program Book will follow at a later date.
Annual Business Meeting Registration Link<http://www.njclerks.org/cit-e-access/webpage.cfm?TID=148&TPID=17608>
PLEASE REMIT PAYMENT TO:
DENISE CAFONE, 2ND VP
TOWNSHIP OF FAIRFIELD
230 FAIRFIELD ROAD
FAIRFIELD, NJ 07004