PRINTER'S NO. 749
No. 711 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY BELAN, STOUT, COSTA, AFFLERBACH, WAGNER, BODACK, TARTAGLIONE AND BELL, MARCH 13, 1997
REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MARCH 13, 1997
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of June 1, 1937 (P.L.1168, No.294), entitled 2 "An act to protect the right of employes to organize and 3 bargain collectively; creating the Pennsylvania Labor 4 Relations Board; conferring powers and imposing duties upon 5 the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board, officers of the State 6 government, and courts; providing for the right of employes 7 to organize and bargain collectively; declaring certain labor 8 practices by employers to be unfair; further providing that 9 representatives of a majority of the employes be the 10 exclusive representatives of all the employes; authorizing 11 the board to conduct hearings and elections, and certify as 12 to representatives of employes for purposes of collective 13 bargaining; empowering the board to prevent any person from 14 engaging in any unfair labor practice, and providing a 15 procedure for such cases, including the issuance of a 16 complaint, the conducting of a hearing, and the making of an 17 order; empowering the board to petition a court of common 18 pleas for the enforcement of its order, and providing a 19 procedure for such cases; providing for the review of an 20 order of the board by a court of common pleas on petition of 21 any person aggrieved by such order, and establishing a 22 procedure for such cases; providing for an appeal from the 23 common pleas court to the Supreme Court; providing the board 24 with investigatory powers, including the power to issue 25 subpoenas and the compelling of obedience to them through 26 application to the proper court; providing for service of 27 papers and process of the board; prescribing certain 28 penalties," further defining unfair labor practices. 29 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 30 hereby enacts as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 6(1) of the act of June 1, 1937 2 (P.L.1168, No.294), known as the Pennsylvania Labor Relations 3 Act, is amended by adding a clause to read: 4 Section 6. Unfair Labor Practices.--(1) It shall be an 5 unfair labor practice for an employer-- 6 * * * 7 (g) To make an effort which involves an individual or 8 individuals, firms, associations or groups specifically employed 9 for the purposes of disrupting the organization and operation of 10 collective bargaining units. 11 * * * 12 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. A10L43JRW/19970S0711B0749 - 2 -