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. Charles E. Grassley
IA
Republican No
Sen. Judd Gregg
NH
Republican Not Voting
Sen. Kay Hagan
NC
Democrat No
Sen. Tom Harkin
IA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch
UT
Republican No
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison
TX
Republican No
Sen. James M. Inhofe
OK
Republican No
Sen. Daniel K. Inouye
HI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Johnny Isakson
GA
Republican No
Sen. Mike Johanns
NE
Republican No
Sen. Tim Johnson
SD
Democrat Yes
Sen. John Kerry
MA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Mark Steven Kirk
IL
Republican No
Sen. Amy Klobuchar
MN
Democrat Yes
Sen. Herb Kohl
WI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Jon Kyl
AZ
Republican No
Sen. Mary L. Landrieu
LA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg
NJ
Democrat Yes
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy
VT
Democrat Yes
Sen. George S. LeMieux
FL
Republican No