Removes exclusion of certain institutions of higher education under "Responsible Collective Negotiations Act."
This bill removes the exclusion of certain New Jersey institutions of higher education from the "Responsible Collective Negotiations Act," thereby bringing them under the same collective bargaining rules as other public employers. Specifically, it affects State colleges and universities, Rutgers, the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and county colleges by extending the act's provisions to them. Under the new rules, these institutions would be subject to requirements regarding permissive negotiation subjects, confidentiality of communications between union representatives and employees, and the periodic sharing of contact information for non-represented workers. The legislation aims to align the treatment of higher education entities with that of other public employers in the state.
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May 2026
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Introduced May 11, 2026
Last action May 11, 2026
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May 11, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee
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2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
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P
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
P
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
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