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Are teacher strikes illegal in Nevada?

By Rocio Hernandez
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In 1969, Nevada passed a law making it illegal for local government employees, including public school teachers, to strike.

The Local Government Employee-Management Relations Act allows for government employees to be represented by organizations such as unions, and for these groups to be recognized by employers and bargain collectively on behalf of the employees they represent. In exchange, the law prohibits strikes by public sector employees.

State law defines a strike as any concerted stoppage of work, slowdown or interruption of operations by public employees, including absences based on false pretenses, such as illness.

Potential consequences for striking include a fine of up to $50,000 per day to the organization; a fine of up to $1,000 per day for an organization officer; imprisonment for contempt of court, and suspension, dismissal or pay deduction for any employee who participates in a strike.

This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.
Sources
Nevada Legislature Nevada Revised Statutes
DocumentCloud Briefing document on Nevada’s law on strikes by Government Employee-Management Relations Board Commissioner Bruce Snyder
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