Should Medical Marijuana protections exempt employees under Collective Bargaining Agreements? - City Council week of Sept. 14th.

Two competing amendments took Center stage this week at the City Council's standing committee meeting. Core to the debate: Should employees who are covered under collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) have access to the Commission on Human Relations if they feel they have been descriminated against?

Councilperson Barb Warwick's amendment would grant union workers access to the Commission to purse descrimination claims. The amendment failed in a 5-4 vote.

Councilperson Anthony Coghill's ammendment would deny prospective workers who are covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement. This ammendment passed 8-1 (Councilperson Warwick voting no).

Wokers in the city of Pittsburgh, who are not covered by CBA's will have access to the Comission on Human Rights to purse any employment descrimination, a new right with the passage of this resolution.

The amended Employment protections for medical marijuana users passed committee and will be voted on in a upcoming Council meeting.