NC city group meets on collective bargaining

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A group in a North Carolina city is continuing its efforts to overturn a state law prohibiting local governments and the state from bargaining with unions.

By: The Associated Press | WNCT
Published: November 19, 2009

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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A group in a North Carolina city is continuing its efforts to overturn a state law prohibiting local governments and the state from bargaining with unions.
The Fayetteville Observer reported that the Fayetteville chapter of a statewide coalition called Hear Our Public Employees will sponsor the meeting Thursday at the Cumberland County Headquarters Library.
Also sponsoring the meeting is the N.C. Association of Educators.
This summer, local members sought to have the Fayetteville City Council and the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners consider adopting resolutions urging a repeal of the state ban. Neither board considered the resolution.
Only North Carolina and Virginia have laws expressly banning state and local governments from collective bargaining with employees.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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