SENATE BILL No. 399

April 19, 2001, Introduced by Senators STEIL, SHUGARS, STILLE and MC MANUS and

referred to the Committee on Human Resources and Labor.

A bill to amend 1939 PA 176, entitled

"An act to create a commission relative to labor disputes, and to

prescribe its powers and duties; to provide for the mediation and

arbitration of labor disputes, and the holding of elections

thereon; to regulate the conduct of parties to labor disputes and

to require the parties to follow certain procedures; to regulate

and limit the right to strike and picket; to protect the rights

and privileges of employees, including the right to organize and

engage in lawful concerted activities; to protect the rights and

privileges of employers; to make certain acts unlawful; and to

prescribe means of enforcement and penalties for violations of

this act,"

by amending section 14 (MCL 423.14).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 14. Nothing in this act shall be construed to inter-

2 fere with the right of an AN employer to SHALL NOT enter into

3 an all-union OR CLOSED SHOP agreement with 1 A labor

4 organization. if it is the only organization established among

5 his employes and recognized by him, by consent, as the

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1 representative of a majority of his employes; nor shall anything

2 in this act be construed to interfere with the right of the

3 employer to make an all-union agreement with more than 1 labor

4 organization established among his employes if such organizations

5 are recognized by him, by consent, as the representatives of a

6 majority of his employes.

7 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take

8 effect unless Senate Bill No. 398

9 of the 91st Legislature is enacted into

10 law.

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