STATE OF NEW JERSEY
219th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2020 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman SHAVONDA E. SUMTER
District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)
Assemblyman RAJ MUKHERJI
District 33 (Hudson)
Assemblywoman CAROL A. MURPHY
District 7 (Burlington)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblymen Johnson and Benson
SYNOPSIS
Permits union officials who represent probation officers to participate in all union activities.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning union activity of probation officers and supplementing P.L.1994, c.162 (C.2B:11-1 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, it shall not be improper for members of collective negotiations units who represent probation officers, supervisors, and other related titles in the Judiciary to participate in union activity, including: lobbying, the commitment of organization funds, and partisan political activity.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would permit union officials who represent probation officers, supervisors, and other related titles in the State Judiciary to participate in union activity, including: lobbying, the commitment of organization funds, and partisan political activity.
Lobbying and political activity are recognized activities of labor organizations, consistent with historic traditions of union involvement in social and labor issues.