Attacks on Public Workers
HB216 is a harmful, unnecessary, and illegal bill designed to create a bureaucratic nightmare. Our nurses, law enforcement, firefighters, teachers, and city, county, and state workers who have delivered critical services to every Montana community since statehood deserve better.
Most Montanans agree that working people should have the freedom to join together in strong unions if they choose to. HB216 is government overreach and an assault on the freedom of speech and association of workers who protect, serve, educate, and care for Montana citizens.
HB216 places undue burden on employers and exposes them to litigation. It forces public employers to collect employee data annually and to illegally discuss union membership with employees.
Every single state and federal court has ruled that the Janus decision does not apply to the voluntary continuous relationship between workers and their unions. HB216 is an illegal government intrusion on the voluntary relationship between workers and their union.