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Publication Date: May 2008
Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): James Sherk
Research Area: Labor; Social conditions
Keywords: Labor; Local Control; Strikes; merit pay
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Many Members of Congress want to require state and local governments to bargain collectively with police, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel. Congress should not deny state and local governments the choice of whether and how to bargain collectively with public-safety employees.