Labor Law 704-B — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 704-A Unfair practices; performing arts up ARTICLE 20 New York State Labor Relations Act next SECTION 705 Representatives and elections Viewing most recent revision (from 2020-01-10) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2020-01-10 2019-07-19 Share Facebook Email SECTION 704-B Unfair labor practices Labor (LAB) CHAPTER 31, ARTICLE 20 § 704-b. Unfair labor practices. 1. It shall be an unfair labor practice for a farm laborer or an employee organization representing farm laborers to strike any agricultural employer. The term "strike" shall mean, for the purposes of this section, any strike or other concerted stoppage of work or slowdown by farm laborers. 2. It shall be an unfair labor practice for an agricultural employer to: a. lockout its laborers. The term "lockout" shall mean, for the purposes of this section, a refusal by an agricultural employer to permit farm laborers to work as a result of a dispute with such farm laborers or employee organization representing such farm laborers that affects wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment of such farm laborers, provided, however, that a lockout shall not include a termination of employment for good cause that does not involve such laborers exercising any rights guaranteed by this article; b. refuse to continue all the terms of an expired agreement until a new agreement is negotiated; c. discourage union organization or to discourage an employee from participating in a union organizing drive, engaging in protected concerted activity, or otherwise exercising the rights guaranteed under this article. 3. Nothing in this section shall be construed as to bar any proceeding brought pursuant to section seven hundred four or seven hundred five of this article.