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• Introduced by Rep. Steve Conway, (D-Tacoma) (D) on January 16, 2009, placing symphony orchestras, operas, and performing arts theaters under the jurisdiction of the public employment relations commission for purposes of collective bargaining .
  • Referred to the House Commerce & Labor Committee on January 16, 2009.
    • Substitute offered in the House on February 13, 2009, to clarify that the collective bargaining procedures apply only to symphony orchestras that do not meet the National Labor Relations Board's jurisdictional standards, and operas and performing arts theaters with gross annual revenues of more than $150,000 that do not meet the jurisdictional standards, and to musicians employed by such enterprises. The procedures do not apply to all employees of such enterprises, or to any employees of entertainment-based organizations. A collective bargaining agreement may provide for a term of any length (rather than a term of up to three years). Questions concerning representation may be raised at any time after three years. The unilateral implementation provision is stricken. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on February 13, 2009.
    • Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 17, 2009.