Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2010

December 8, 2010 | S. 3991
The legislation would extend bargaining rights to police and firefighters in states that do not allow such public safety workers to join unions. More than 20 states do not fully protect those bargaining rights and Virginia and North Carolina prohibit public safety employees from collective bargaining. A motion to end a Republican filibuster against public safety workers' rights bill failed by a 55-43 vote (60 votes were needed to pass).

This is Good for working people.

Vote result: Failed

YEAs: 55
NAYs: 43

Legislator Sort descending State Party Vote
Sen. Daniel K. Akaka
HI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Lamar Alexander
TN
Republican No
Sen. John Barrasso
WY
Republican No
Sen. Max Baucus
MT
Democrat Yes
Sen. Evan Bayh
IN
Democrat Yes
Sen. Mark Begich
AK
Democrat Yes
Sen. Michael Bennet
CO
Democrat No
Sen. Robert F. Bennett
UT
Republican No
Sen. Jeff Bingaman
NM
Democrat Yes
Sen. Christopher S. Bond
MO
Republican No
Sen. Barbara Boxer
CA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Scott Brown
MA
Republican No
Sen. Sherrod Brown
OH
Democrat Yes
Sen. Sam Brownback
KS
Republican Not Voting
Sen. Jim Bunning
KY
Republican No
Sen. Richard M. Burr
NC
Republican No
Sen. Maria Cantwell Democrat Yes
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
MD
Democrat Yes
Sen. Thomas R. Carper
DE
Democrat Yes
Sen. Bob Casey
PA
Democrat Yes