Mandatory Public-Safety Collective Bargaining Could be Made LessOnerous
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. If it is intent on doing so, however, Congress should ensure that it takes steps to mitigate the harmful unintended consequences that this proposal would entail. Specifically, Congress should:
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