N.Y. Labor Law § 704: Unfair labor practices

§ 704. Unfair labor practices. It shall be an unfair labor practice

for an employer:

1. To spy upon or keep under surveillance, whether directly or through

agents or any other person, any activities of employees or their

representatives in the exercise of the rights guaranteed by section

seven hundred three.

2. To prepare, maintain, distribute or circulate any blacklist of

individuals for the purpose of preventing any of such individuals from

obtaining or retaining employment because of the exercise by such

individuals of any of the rights guaranteed by section seven hundred

three.

3. To dominate or interfere with the formation, existence, or

administration of any employee organization or association, agency or

plan which exists in whole or in part for the purpose of dealing with

employers concerning terms or conditions of employment, labor disputes

or grievances, or to contribute financial or other support to any such

organization, by any means, including but not limited to the following:

(a) by participating or assisting in, supervising, controlling or

dominating (1) the initiation or creation of any such employee

organization or association, agency, or plan, or (2) the meetings,

management, operation, elections, formulation or amendment of

constitution, rules or policies, of any such employee organization or

association, agency or plan; (b) by urging the employees to join any

such employee organization or association, agency or plan for the

purpose of encouraging membership in the same; (c) by compensating any

employee or individual for services performed in behalf of any such

employee organization or association, agency or plan, or by donating

free services, equipment, materials, office or meeting space or anything

else of value for the use of any such employee organization or

association, agency or plan; provided that, an employer shall not be

prohibited from permitting employees to confer with him during working

hours without loss of time or pay.

4. To require an employee or one seeking employment, as a condition of

employment, to join any company union or to refrain from forming, or

joining or assisting a labor organization of his own choosing.

5. To encourage membership in any company union or discourage

membership in any labor organization, by discrimination in regard to

hire or tenure or in any term or condition of employment: Provided that

nothing in this article shall preclude an employer from making an

agreement with a labor organization requiring as a condition of

employment membership therein, if such labor organization is the

representative of employees as provided in section seven hundred five.

6. To refuse to bargain collectively with the representatives of

employees, subject to the provisions of section seven hundred five.

7. To refuse to discuss grievances with representatives of employees,

subject to the provisions of section seven hundred five.

8. To discharge or otherwise discriminate against an employee because

he has signed or filed any affidavit, petition or complaint or given any

information or testimony under this article.

9. To distribute or circulate any blacklist of individuals exercising

any right created or confirmed by this article or of members of a labor

organization, or to inform any person of the exercise by any individual

of such right, or of the membership of any individual in a labor

organization for the purpose of preventing individuals so blacklisted or

so named from obtaining or retaining employment.

10. To do any acts, other than those already enumerated in this

section, which interfere with, restrain or coerce employees in the

exercise of the rights guaranteed by section seven hundred three.

11. To utilize any state funding appropriated for any purpose to train

managers, supervisors or other administrative personnel regarding

methods to discourage union organization, or to discourage an employee

from participating in a union organizing drive.