H.R. 2736, the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2025, establishes federal minimum standards for collective bargaining rights among state and local government employees. The bill requires the Federal Labor Relations Authority to evaluate whether each state's laws meet these standards—including employee rights to organize, union recognition through majority vote, binding arbitration for bargaining impasses, and payroll deduction of union fees—within 180 days of enactment. If states fall short, the Authority must create enforcement rules within one year to administer union elections, investigate complaints, and issue enforceable orders. The legislation preserves existing state collective bargaining agreements and exempts certain employees (state militia, employees in small political subdivisions) and benefits (pensions) from federal requirements, while prohibiting lockouts and strikes that would disrupt emergency or public safety services.
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