A person may not directly or indirectly interfere with, intimidate, restrain, coerce or discriminate against a university, academy or community college employee or a group of university, academy or community college employees in the free exercise of their rights, given by this section, to voluntarily: [PL 2007, c. 415, §10 (RPR).]
1. Join a union. Join, form and participate in the activities of organizations of their own choosing for the purposes of representation and collective bargaining or in the free exercise of any other right under this chapter; or

[PL 2007, c. 415, §10 (NEW).]

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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1023

  • Academy: means the Maine Maritime Academy and its activities and functions supervised by its board of trustees or their designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1022
  • Bargaining agent: means any lawful organization, association or individual representative of such organization or association, which has as one of its primary purposes the representation of employees in their employment relations with employers and which has been certified by the Executive Director of the Maine Labor Relations Board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1022
  • Community college: means the Maine state community colleges and their activities and functions supervised by the Board of Trustees of the Maine Community College System or its designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1022
  • Germane: On the subject of the pending bill or other business; a strict standard of relevance.
  • University: means all campuses or units of the university, represented by the board of trustees or its designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1022
2. Not join a union. Refrain from joining or participating in the activities of organizations for the purposes of representation and collective bargaining, except that an employee may be required to pay to the organization that is the bargaining agent for the employee a service fee that represents the employee’s pro rata share of those expenditures that are germane to the organization’s representational activities.

[PL 2007, c. 415, §10 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1975, c. 603, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 671, §7 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 581, §4 (RPR). PL 1985, c. 497, §8 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 506, §B23 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 737, §A63 (RPR). PL 1989, c. 443, §64 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 20, §OO2 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 20, §OO4 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 415, §10 (RPR).