September 23, 2014, Introduced by Reps. Daley, Lauwers, Kurtz, Kelly, Price, Shirkey, Denby, Rogers, Lori, Lund and Haveman and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
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; to make
appropriations; and to prescribe means of enforcement and penalties
for violations of this act,"
by amending section 16 (MCL 423.16).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
16. (1) It shall be unlawful for an employer or any
officer
or agent of an employer (1) to interfere An employer shall
not do any of the following:
(a) Interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the
exercise
of their rights guaranteed in section 8.
; (2) to
initiate,
(b) Initiate, create, dominate, contribute to, or interfere
with
the formation or administration of
, any labor organization. :
Provided,
That an employer shall not be prohibited from permitting
employees
to confer with him during working hours without loss of
time
or pay; (3) to discriminate
(c) Discriminate in regard to hire, terms, or other conditions
of employment in order to encourage or discourage membership in any
labor
organization. ; (4) to encourage
(d) Encourage membership in, or initiate, create, dominate, or
contribute
to a company union. ; (5) to discriminate
(e) Discriminate against any employee because he or she has
given
testimony or instituted a proceeding under this act. ;
or (6)
to
refuse
(f) Refuse to bargain collectively with the representative of
his
or her employees, subject to the provisions of section
26.
(2) Subsection (1) does not do any of the following:
(a) Prohibit an employer from permitting employees to confer
with the employer during working hours without loss of time or pay.
(b) Require an employer to allow public posting in the
workplace of names of individuals who elect not to join a union.