PRINTER'S NO. 2513
No. 1784 Session of 1990
INTRODUCED BY BELL, SEPTEMBER 26, 1990
REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1990
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 2, 1937 (P.L.1198, No.308), entitled
2 "An act relating to employes and organizations thereof;
3 defining labor disputes; prescribing the procedure by which
4 and the conditions under which injunctions may be granted in
5 such disputes, and the scope thereof; declaring certain
6 undertakings and promises between employers and employes
7 contrary to public policy and void; prescribing the nature of
8 proof necessary in actions arising out of labor disputes
9 against persons or associations; prescribing the terms and
10 conditions for bonds to be furnished prior to the issuance of
11 injunctions; prescribing the procedure in case of appeal from
12 granting injunctions; limiting the duration of temporary and
13 permanent injunctions in case of labor disputes; and
14 providing for the payment of costs; and repealing all acts or
15 parts of acts inconsistent herewith," further providing for
16 lawful picketing during labor strikes.
17 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
18 hereby enacts as follows:
19 Section 1. Section 4(d) of the act of June 2, 1937
20 (P.L.1198, No.308), known as the Labor Anti-Injunction Act,
21 amended June 9, 1939 (P.L.302, No.163), is amended to read:
22 Section 4. No court of this Commonwealth shall have
23 jurisdiction to issue any restraining order or temporary or
24 permanent injunction in a case included within this act, except
1 in strict conformity with the provisions of this act, nor shall
2 any such restraining order or temporary or permanent injunction
3 be issued contrary to the public policy declared in this act.
4 Exclusive jurisdiction and power to hear and determine all
5 actions and suits coming under the provisions of this act, shall
6 be vested in the courts of common pleas of the several counties
7 of this Commonwealth: Provided, however, That this act shall not
8 apply in any case--
9 * * *
10 (d) Where in the course of a labor dispute as herein
11 defined, an employe, or employes acting in concert, or a labor
12 organization, or the members, officers, agents, or
13 representatives of a labor organization or anyone acting for
14 such organization, seize, hold, damage, or destroy the plant,
15 equipment, machinery, or other property of the employer with the
16 intention of compelling the employer to accede to any demands,
17 conditions, or terms of employment, or for collective
18 bargaining: Provided, however, That any organized mass picketing
19 shall not be considered holding or seizing of property.
20 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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