Proposed collective bargaining bill is debated

Local governments say they need the ability to reopen collective bargaining agreements in times of fiscal emergencies.But union officials told members of the Senate Government Affairs Committee SB168 goes too far and called for what firefighters spokesman Rusty McAllister termed “a more reasonable approach.”Sponsor Sen. James Settelmeyer, R-Minden, said the 2011 session approved allowing the subject to be part