PRINTER'S NO. 2514
No. 1785 Session of 1990
INTRODUCED BY BELL, SEPTEMBER 26, 1990
REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1990
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of July 12, 1972 (P.L.847, No.187), entitled 2 "An act prohibiting and making unlawful the employment of 3 professional strikebreakers in place of employes involved in 4 a labor dispute; prohibiting and making unlawful recruitment 5 and furnishing of employes to replace employes involved in a 6 labor dispute by a person or agency not directly involved in 7 the labor dispute and the employment of persons so recruited 8 or furnished; prohibiting and making unlawful recruitment of 9 or advertising for employes to take the place of employes 10 engaged in a labor dispute without stating that the 11 employment offered is in place of employes involved in a 12 labor dispute, and repealing certain existing law," further 13 providing for prohibitions. 14 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 15 hereby enacts as follows: 16 Section 1. Section 3 of the act of July 12, 1972 (P.L.847, 17 No.187), referred to as the Strikebreaker Employment Act, is 18 amended to read: 19 Section 3. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, 20 partnership, firm or corporation, or officer or agent thereof, 21 involved in a labor dispute, knowingly to employ in place of an 22 employe involved in such labor dispute any strikebreaker, or 23 knowingly to employ any strikebreaker in place of an employe
1 involved in a labor dispute which strikebreaker is recruited, 2 procured, supplied or referred for employment by any person, 3 partnership, agency, firm or corporation not directly involved 4 in the labor dispute. 5 (a.1) It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, firm 6 or corporation, or officer or agent thereof, involved in a labor 7 dispute to employ in place of an employe involved in such labor 8 dispute any person for a period of six months following the 9 commencement of a strike resulting from the labor dispute. 10 (b) It shall be unlawful for any person who customarily and 11 repeatedly offers himself for employment in place of employes 12 involved in a labor dispute to take or offer to take the place 13 in employment of employes involved in a labor dispute. 14 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. I21L43MRD/19900S1785B2514 - 2 -