House Concurrent Resolution 2040
Coverage of House Concurrent Resolution 2040 in the Nexus archive.
- Judge: GOP ballot measure aimed at teachers union unconstitutionally guts police, fire unions too
A judge removed a Republican ballot measure from Arizona's ballot, ruling it unconstitutionally broad by targeting all public sector unions, not just teachers' unions. The measure, House Concurrent Resolution 2040, was designed to disable the Arizona Education Association but was rejected for violating the Arizona Constitution's Separate Amendment Rule, which requires amendments to address a single topic.
- Arizona’s anti-AEA ballot measure could ban police, firefighter union bargaining, critics warn
A proposed Arizona constitutional amendment targeting the Arizona Education Association includes language that could ban all public sector unions, including police and firefighter unions, from negotiating employment terms. Critics warn this could invalidate existing labor agreements for government workers statewide.