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Senate Bill 98 - Our Supervisors are Still Permitted to be in Unions
There has been a bit of controversy surrounding Senate Bill 98 -- an attempt by some of our "unfriendly" Legislators to rip supervisors (which would include Sergeants, Lieutenants and similar positions) out of their Unions and prohibit them from colletively bargaining in the future. However, despite what will surely be attempts by some uneducated command staff and Human Resources people to persuade you to the contrary, the fact remains that now, more than ever, these "supervisory" employees remain safely within their collective bargaining units -- and that's where they will stay! Current NRS 288.075(1)(a), which already defines "supervisory employee" in a way that does not affect the supervisory groups that NAPSO represents, has not been changed. The amended language of SB-98 adds a subsection, which further defines a supervisory employee to include those who are "appointed" by the employer and have authority to do several things such as hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, terminate, promote, discharge, assign, reward or discipline an employee, or responsibility to direct them, adjust their grievances or to recommend such action. Plus, they have to make budgetary decisions and be consulted on decisions relating to collective bargaining for the employer. Moreover, these responsibilities must occupy a significant portion of the person's workday, for them to be considered a supervisory employee and thus prohibited from collectively bargaining. For NAPSO's members, there shouldn't be any worries. But you can expect that some employers will test these new waters. Rest assured, NAPSO will be there to fight them every step of the way! Click the following link to read Senate Bill 98: Download: ![]() |