39-32-109. Unfair labor practices. (1) It is an unfair labor practice for a health care facility to do one or more of the following:
     (a) interfere with or restrain or coerce employees in any manner in the exercise of their right of self-organization;
     (b) initiate, create, dominate, contribute to, or interfere with the formation or administration of any employee organization that has collective bargaining as one of its principal functions;
     (c) discriminate in regard to hire terms or conditions of employment when a purpose of such is to discourage membership in an employee organization that has collective bargaining as one of its principal functions;
     (d) refuse to meet and bargain in good faith with the duly designated representatives of an appropriate bargaining unit of its employees. For the purpose of this subsection, it is a requirement of bargaining in good faith that the parties be willing to reduce in writing and have their representative sign any agreement arrived at through negotiations and discussion.
     (e) unilaterally exclude from work or prevent from working or discharge any one or more employees when the purpose of such action is in whole or in part to interfere with or coerce or intimidate an employee in the exercise of rights assured in this law.
     (2) It is an unfair labor practice for a labor organization or its agents to:
     (a) restrain or coerce employees in the exercise of the right to:
     (i) form, join, or assist any labor organization;
     (ii) bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing; or
     (iii) engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection;
     (b) restrain or coerce an employer in the selection of his representative for the purpose of collective bargaining or the adjustment of grievances;
     (c) refuse to bargain collectively in good faith with an employer if it has been designated as the exclusive representative of employees;
     (d) use agency shop fees for contributions to political candidates or parties.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 320, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 41-2203; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 485, L. 1983; (2)En. Sec. 7, Ch. 485, L. 1983.