Fire fighters and police officers risk their lives every day to protect the public; they deserve the same right to discuss workplace issues with their employer that the federal government grants to most other workers.

The Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, legislation granting fire fighters and police officers minimum collective bargaining rights by establishing minimum standards for state collective bargaining laws, was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Representatives Dale Kildee (D-MI) and John Duncan (R-TN) as H.R. 413, and in the Senate by Senators Judd Gregg (R-NH) and Edward Kennedy (D-MA) as S. 1611.

For more information about collective bargaining rights and current congressional action, click here:  Fact Sheet

Learn more about the importance of collective bargaining rights for public safety officers:  Key Points

See if your Representative supports the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act:

     Cosponsors House

     Cosponsors Senate

View a list of Cooperation Act cosponsors in the previous Congress:

     House Cosponsors - 110th Congress

     Senate Cosponsors - 110th Congress