The Local Government Subcommittee of the House State and Local Government Committee will meet Tuesday, March 27, at Noon, to consider HB 292, a bill that authorizes the Metropolitan Nashville Davidson County Government to enter into memoranda of understanding with labor unions that represent metro employees. This legislation would, for the first time, make these memoranda or agreements enforceable in a court of law. The League opposes HB 292. The primary source of TML's opposition to this sort of legislation has deep philosophical roots.
Cities exist to deliver additional services to their citizens.
Municipal employees owe their primary sense of duty to the community they serve and not to a union. Of course, local governments are also obligated to pay their employees reasonable wages and to treat them with dignity and respect. The League understands that this bill as presently drafted only applies to Metro Nashville, but this bill could establish a precedent for other local governments. Please call the members of the Local Government Subcommittee and express your opposition to HB 292. Local and state government employees, except for health care practitioners, have personal immunity for acts performed within the scope and course of their employment.