N.Y. Labor Law § 703: Rights of employees

§ 703. Rights of employees. Employees shall have the right of

self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to

bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and

to engage in concerted activities, for the purpose of collective

bargaining or other mutual aid or protection, free from interference,

restraint, or coercion of employers, but nothing contained in this

article shall be interpreted to prohibit employees from exercising the

right to confer with their employer at any time, provided that during

such conference there is no attempt by the employer, directly or

indirectly, to interfere with, restrain or coerce employees in the

exercise of the rights guaranteed by this section.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for farm laborers the term

"concerted activities" shall not include a right to strike or other

concerted stoppage of work or slowdown.