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

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  1. Labor Law
  2. Article 20. New York State Labor Relations Act

§ 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.

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