LC1616 LC1616.pdf (mt.gov)
This bill will Eliminate payroll deduction as in SB 89. Currently, LC 1616 has not yet had a first reading.
From there, it reaffirms Janus and is basically the same bill just framed a bit differently. It uses terms like ‘public employee choice’. It doesn’t specifically spell out that employers can make deals with nonmembers, but that remains to be seen if that is the intent.
See Section 1, (2) (b) on page two. This section plugs the employer into the membership process and mandates an annual recognition of membership. If the member does not designate membership each year to the employer, it is considered a withdrawal from membership. In short, it reverses our process in that a member who wants to withdraw must affirm withdrawal.
Bottom Line: Rights and membership are protected if the contract is closed as we move through the process of challenges to any of this legislation if passed.
This bill will Eliminate payroll deduction as in SB 89. Currently, LC 1616 has not yet had a first reading.
From there, it reaffirms Janus and is basically the same bill just framed a bit differently. It uses terms like ‘public employee choice’. It doesn’t specifically spell out that employers can make deals with nonmembers, but that remains to be seen if that is the intent.
See Section 1, (2) (b) on page two. This section plugs the employer into the membership process and mandates an annual recognition of membership. If the member does not designate membership each year to the employer, it is considered a withdrawal from membership. In short, it reverses our process in that a member who wants to withdraw must affirm withdrawal.
Bottom Line: Rights and membership are protected if the contract is closed as we move through the process of challenges to any of this legislation if passed.