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. Carl Levin
MI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman
CT
Independent Independent Yes
Sen. Blanche Lincoln
AR
Democrat Yes
Sen. Richard G. Lugar
IN
Republican No
Sen. Joe Manchin III
WV
Independent Independent Yes
Sen. John McCain
AZ
Republican No
Sen. Claire McCaskill
MO
Democrat Yes
Sen. Mitch McConnell
KY
Republican No
Sen. Robert Menendez
NJ
Democrat Yes
Sen. Jeff Merkley
OR
Democrat Yes
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski
MD
Democrat Yes
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
AK
Republican No
Sen. Patty Murray Democrat Yes
Sen. Ben Nelson
NE
Democrat Yes
Sen. Bill Nelson
FL
Democrat Yes
Sen. Mark Pryor
AR
Democrat Yes
Sen. Jack Reed
RI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Harry Reid
NV
Democrat Yes
Sen. Jim Risch
ID
Republican No
Sen. Pat Roberts
KS
Republican No