PRINTER'S NO. 1897
No. 1442 Session of 1990
INTRODUCED BY REGOLI AND MADIGAN, FEBRUARY 6, 1990
REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, FEBRUARY 6, 1990
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 providing for the salaries of board 29 members. 30 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 31 hereby enacts as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 4(d) of the act of June 1, 1937 2 (P.L.1168, No.294), known as the Pennsylvania Labor Relations 3 Act, amended July 7, 1947 (P.L.1445, No.558), is amended to 4 read: 5 Section 4. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board Created.--* * 6 * 7 (d) [The chairman of the board shall receive a salary of 8 eight thousand, two hundred and fifty dollars ($8,250) per 9 annum, and the other members of the board shall receive a salary 10 of seven thousand, seven hundred dollars ($7,700) per annum.] 11 The chairman and members of the board shall receive such 12 salaries as the Executive Board shall determine. The members of 13 the board shall be eligible for reappointment. The employes of 14 the board shall be appointed by the Secretary of Labor and 15 Industry, with the approval of the Governor. The board may 16 establish or use such voluntary and uncompensated services as 17 may, from time to time, be needed. 18 * * * 19 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. A24L43DGS/19900S1442B1897 - 2 -