AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 14 AND 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BARGAINING UNITS.

Public worker unions gain access with limits

Delaware public schools and other covered public employers must give each bargaining unit’s exclusive union representative employee contact information. Bargaining units are employee groups approved for representation by the Public Employment Relations Board. Employers must share names, positions, worksites, employee ID numbers, home addresses, home and personal cell numbers, and hire dates. They must also share work email addresses and personal email addresses on file, using a secure format both sides agree on. Information is due within 14 calendar days after hire; full employee lists are due each January and October, beginning January 2026. Unions can use workers’ employer-issued email for bargaining, agreement administration, grievances, workplace complaints and issues, and union business, following employer technology-use rules. Employers must allow meetings on these topics in facilities they own or lease, without disrupting government work. Meetings cannot support or oppose partisan candidates or distribute partisan election information. The government may charge unions for extra maintenance, security, or other facility costs it otherwise would not incur.