Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 964 – Prohibited acts of public employers, public employees and public employee organizations
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1. Public employer prohibitions. Public employers, their representatives and their agents are prohibited from:
A. Interfering with, restraining or coercing employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in section 963; [PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW).]
B. Encouraging or discouraging membership in any employee organization by discrimination in regard to hire or tenure of employment or any term or condition of employment; [PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW).]
C. Dominating or interfering with the formation, existence or administration of any employee organization; [PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW).]
D. Discharging or otherwise discriminating against an employee because he has signed or filed any affidavit, petition or complaint or given any information or testimony under this chapter; [PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW).]
E. Refusing to bargain collectively with the bargaining agent of its employees as required by section 965; [PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW).]
F. Blacklisting of any employee organization or its members for the purpose of denying them employment; [PL 2007, c. 415, §3 (AMD).]
G. Requiring an employee to join a union, employee association or bargaining agent as a member; and [PL 2007, c. 415, §4 (NEW).]
H. Terminating or disciplining an employee for not paying union dues or fees of any type. [PL 2007, c. 415, §5 (NEW).]
[PL 2007, c. 415, §§3-5 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 964
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Bargaining agent: means any lawful organization, association or individual representative of such organization or association which has as its primary purpose the representation of employees in their employment relations with employers, and which has been determined by the public employer or by the executive director of the board to be the choice of the majority of the unit as their representative. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 962
- Board: means the Maine Labor Relations Board referred to in section 968. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 962
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Public employee: means an employee of a public employer, except a person:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 962Public employer: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 962Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
2. Public employee prohibitions. Public employees, public employee organizations, their agents, members and bargaining agents are prohibited from:
A. Interfering with, restraining or coercing employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in section 963 or a public employer in the selection of his representative for purposes of collective bargaining or the adjustment of grievances; [PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW).]
B. Refusing to bargain collectively with a public employer as required by section 965; [PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW).]
C. Engaging in
(1) A work stoppage;
(2) A slowdown;
(3) A strike; or
(4) The blacklisting of any public employer for the purpose of preventing it from filling employee vacancies. [PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW).]
3. Violations. Violations of this section shall be processed by the board in the manner provided in section 968, subsection 5.
[PL 1971, c. 609, §2 (RPR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 609, §2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 415, §§3-5 (AMD).