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WHEREAS
three-fourths of the States of the United States support collective bargaining
rights for public employees, and nearly all private sector employees in the
United States enjoy this same right; and
WHEREAS collective bargaining improves communication between management and
employees, reduces inter-departmental and inter-agency competition for
resources, reduces conflict within government, and improves employee morale; and
WHEREAS collective bargaining helps to maintain salaries and benefits
commensurate with the private sector, which in turn attracts employees with high
levels of expertise, and collective bargaining also promotes a more professional
workforce by allowing professional concerns to be negotiated; and
WHEREAS private school teachers enjoy the right to collective bargaining, and
student performance is higher in states where public school teachers enjoy the
same right; and
WHEREAS
all of these benefits of collective bargaining are the result of fostering a
partnership between government and public employees in order to improve public
services and provide a better return on tax dollars; and
WHEREAS the current North Carolina law, General Statute 95-98, by prohibiting
collective bargaining for public employees, deters good relations between
management and employees, reduces organizational efficiency within government,
reduces employee morale, diminishes the quality of public service, and
contributes to the waste of tax dollars; and
WHEREAS collective bargaining provides a formal framework for the conduct of
negotiations between management and employees on matters of concern to both
parties, and this framework, which includes independent fact-finding, mediation,
and binding arbitration, provides a means for resolving disputes; and
WHEREAS legislation granting collective bargaining rights will provide a
standard for certification of bargaining units and potential bargaining agents
and a framework for the conduct of negotiations, and this same legislation will
permit collective bargaining only when and where a majority of employees,
through democratic election, select a single, certified employee organization to
serve as agent for their bargaining unit; and
WHEREAS nearly all business relationships are based on contracts, including the
contractual guarantee of salaries, benefits, and employment rights; and
WHEREAS it should be public policy in the State of North Carolina to promote
harmonious and cooperative relationships between government and its employees by
permitting public employees to organize and bargain collectively; and to protect
the citizens of this state by assuring effective and orderly operations of
government in providing for their health, safety, and welfare;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT WE, [NAME OF COUNCIL OR BOARD], endorse the
repeal of General Statute 95-98 and the granting of collective bargaining rights
to all of North Carolina's public employees.
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