Amends Constitution to give public employees the right to collective bargaining.
This bill proposes amending New Jersey's constitution to explicitly grant public employees the right to engage in collective bargaining with state and local government employers. Currently, the constitution allows public employees to form unions and submit grievances, but this amendment would require the state to negotiate with employee representatives over wages, benefits, and working conditions. The change would apply directly to all public employees, including teachers, police, and municipal workers, by making collective bargaining a guaranteed constitutional right. The amendment must be approved by voters in the next general election after legislative passage.
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in committee
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Introduction
Jan 2026
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Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Shirley Turner
DDemocratic
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