Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act

The Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act would establish federal standards for collective bargaining rights for public safety officers—including law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services employees—employed by states or their political subdivisions. It requires the Federal Labor Relations Authority to determine whether each state’s laws substantially provide for key rights such as forming and joining labor organizations, employer recognition and bargaining, written agreements, bargaining over hours and wages, binding interest arbitration, and enforcement mechanisms. If a state is found not to substantially provide these rights, the Act would impose…