Key Votes
HB 5312 - Authorizes Day Care and Personal Care Workers to Join Unions - Key Vote
Connecticut Key Votes
Stages
- May 14, 2012 Executive Signed
- May 3, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- April 20, 2012 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 24, 2012 Introduced
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - May 14, 2012
Title: Authorizes Day Care and Personal Care Workers to Join Unions
Signed by Governor Dan Malloy
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (22-14) - May 3, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Day Care and Personal Care Workers to Join Unions
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes child care workers and personal care attendants to bargain collectively, effective July 1, 2012.
Highlights:
- Authorizes child care providers to bargain collectively with the state of Connecticut, except over any of the following topics (Sec. 2):
- Application of state employee benefits;
- A parent's right to recruit, select, terminate, and direct the activities of a child care provider; or
- A procedure for grievance arbitration against any parent.
- Authorizes personal care attendants to bargain collectively with the state of Connecticut, except over any of the following topics (Sec. 6):
- A consumer's right to hire, refuse to hire, supervise, direct the activities of, or terminate the employment of, a personal care attendant;
- Any proposal that would prevent consumers from requiring additional training;
- A procedure for grievance arbitration against any consumer; or
- Application of state employee benefits.
- Prohibits child care workers and personal health care attendants from striking (Secs. 2 & 6).
- Specifies that child care providers and personal care attendants are not considered employees of the state (Secs. 2 & 6).
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (84-57) - April 20, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Day Care and Personal Care Workers to Join Unions
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes child care workers and personal care attendants to bargain collectively, effective July 1, 2012.
Highlights:
- Authorizes child care providers to bargain collectively with the state of Connecticut, except over any of the following topics (Sec. 2):
- Application of state employee benefits;
- A parent's right to recruit, select, terminate, and direct the activities of a child care provider; or
- A procedure for grievance arbitration against any parent.
- Authorizes personal care attendants to bargain collectively with the state of Connecticut, except over any of the following topics (Sec. 6):
- A consumer's right to hire, refuse to hire, supervise, direct the activities of, or terminate the employment of, a personal care attendant;
- Any proposal that would prevent consumers from requiring additional training;
- A procedure for grievance arbitration against any consumer; or
- Application of state employee benefits.
- Prohibits child care workers and personal health care attendants from striking (Secs. 2 & 6).
- Specifies that child care providers and personal care attendants are not considered employees of the state (Secs. 2 & 6).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 24, 2012
Title: Authorizes Day Care and Personal Care Workers to Join Unions
Committee Sponsors
- Labor and Public Employees (Sponsor)
Co-sponsors
- Joe Aresimowicz (CT - D)
- Steve Cassano (CT - D)
- Edwin A. Gomes (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Toni N. Harp (CT - D)
- Martin M. Looney (CT - D)
- Hector Luis Robles (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Gayle Slossburg (CT - D)
- Peter A. Tercyak (CT - D)
