HB950 proposes to amend Article 1 of the Pennsylvania Constitution to add a new Section 30, entitled Worker’s Rights. The new section would protect the right to organize and collectively bargain for wages, hours, working conditions, economic welfare and safety at work. It would provide that no law shall be passed that interferes with, negates or diminishes these rights of employees.
The Pennsylvania State House of Representatives passed HB950 on May 3, 2023 by a vote of 102 to 99. We have assigned pluses to the nays because collective bargaining interferes with individual liberties, and compelling individuals to negotiate collectively infringes upon their right to freely associate or negotiate on an individual basis.