LANSING – Legislation that would freeze the wages and benefit levels of public employees after their collective bargaining agreement expires without a new deal in place was signed into law Tuesday by Governor Rick Snyder.
The bill (HB 4152 ) had not yet been filed with the Department of State, so a public act number had not yet been assigned. That will likely happen Wednesday, Snyder spokesperson Ken Silfven said.
The legislation is designed to prevent public employees from receiving so-called step increases in their wages while collective bargaining agreements have expired. It also would bar making pay increases retroactive to when the collective bargaining agreement expired.
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