Arizona Legislation

Minimum Wage Initiative Used as Wedge Issue

Democratic challenger Jim Pederson plans on using the minimum wage to appeal to independents and moderate Republicans in his quest to unseat Republican Senator Jon Kyl, who hasn’t taken a position on the wage increase. Midterm minimum wage initiatives are being in this fashion to in at least six different states.

HCM 2012 Supports Federal Anti-Union Legislation

The Arizona legislature is considering legislation in support of the U.S. Senate’s deceptively named Freedom from Union Violence Act. House Concurrent Memorial 2012 encourages the reauthorization of the Hobbs Act. This reauthorizatoin, introduced by Senator Jeff Session (R- Ala.) would subject union members to hefty fines and up to 20 years imprisonment for engaging in traditional, non-threatening, and nonviolent strike activity. The U.S. Senate Bill will strip hard working Americans of their rights to collective bargaining and will unnecessarily and irreversibly alter federal labor laws. HCM 2012 is currently in the Arizona House Commerce Committee. The Arizona AFL-CIO vigorously opposes this legislation.

Arizona Legislative Update

Arizona's Legislature has started the session with proposals intended to weaken unions by draining dues money.

ANTI-UNION LANGUAGE IN HB 2535 – Take Action Now

This legislation (H.B. 2535) places unfair and burdensome new accounting and reporting requirements on unions that will make it much harder for working people to make their voices heard by elected officials.