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MN Stat § 179.231 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179 — Labor Relations|Section 179.231 — Violations.

179.231 VIOLATIONS. Subdivision 1. Commissioner may appoint referee. Whenever it reasonably appears to the commissioner that a labor organization has failed to comply with any of the requirements of sections 179.18 to 179.25, the commissioner may appoint a labor referee to act in the dispute. Subd. 2. Hearing. Within ten days of appointment, the labor referee shall fix a time and place for a hearing upon the matter and send written notice thereof to the labor organization, and its officers who are charged in the complaint, the complainant, and to other persons who are parties to the dispute. Subd. 3. Appearance; evidence. A party to or party affected by the dispute may appear at the hearing before the labor referee in person, by attorney, or by other representative. The party has the right to offer competent evidence and to be heard on the issues before an order is made by the referee. Within 30 days of the close of the hearing, the referee shall prepare and file with the commissioner findings of fact and an order sustaining or dismissing the charges. If the charges are sustained, a labor organization may be suspended from acting as the representative of employees by the commissioner until the basis for the failure to comply with the requirements of sections 179.18 to 179.25 has been removed as provided in subdivision 4. The commissioner shall suspend a labor organization which does not act affirmatively to remove the basis of sustained charges within 30 days of the filing of the referee's order with the commissioner. Subd. 4. Removal of suspension. A labor organization which has had charges sustained against it under this section, whether suspended from acting as the representative of employees or not, may remove the basis for the charges or suspension by applying to the commissioner and submitting proof that the basis for the charges has been removed or corrected. Upon receipt of the application, the commissioner shall notify all parties to the hearing before the referee of the filing of the application. If within 20 days after providing notice, written objection by one of the parties to the removal of the basis or suspension is received by the commissioner, the matter shall be referred for additional investigation by a referee under this section. If no objection is so filed, the commissioner shall provide written notice of the removal of the basis for the original complaint and remove any suspension imposed. Subd. 5. Powers of labor referee. A labor referee appointed by the commissioner under this section shall have the same powers as provided to commissions under section 179.08. History:  1987 c 45 s 7; 1987 c 186 s 15
MN Stat § 179.25 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179 — Labor Relations|Section 179.25 — Citation, Labor Union Democracy Act.

179.25 CITATION, LABOR UNION DEMOCRACY ACT. Sections 179.18 to 179.25 may be cited as the Minnesota Labor Union Democracy Act. History:   1943 c 625 s 8
MN Stat § 179.254 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179 — Labor Relations|Section 179.254 — Construction Workers Insurance Benefit Funds; Definitions.

179.254 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS INSURANCE BENEFIT FUNDS; DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 179.254 to 179.256, the following terms shall have the meanings subscribed to them. Subd. 2. Benefit fund. "Benefit fund" means any trust fund established and operated for the purpose of providing medical, hospitalization, and other types of insurance, and other health, welfare and pension benefits for construction workers. Subd. 3. Construction worker. "Construction worker" means any laborer or member of a trade who is employed in the building or construction industry and who is engaged in, but not limited to, any of the following occupations: carpenters, electricians, plumbers, bricklayers, masons, steamfitters, pipefitters, iron workers, sheet metal workers, cement finishers, laborers, operating engineers, lathers, plasterers, painters, pipe coverers, and glaziers. Subd. 4. Member. "Member" means any construction worker who is qualified to receive benefits from a benefit fund under the rules of that fund. History:  1974 c 50 s 1; 1976 c 232 s 1; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 179.255 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179 — Labor Relations|Section 179.255 — Payments Into Home Benefit Fund.

179.255 PAYMENTS INTO HOME BENEFIT FUND. Whenever a construction worker who is a member of a benefit fund works temporarily in a location such that contributions are made by or for the worker into another benefit fund, the trustees of the fund, or their agent, shall pay all such money to the trustees of the fund to which the construction worker is a member, except that such payment shall not exceed the rate of contribution to the fund in which the construction worker is a member. Payments may be made by check and shall be made promptly and regularly, at least once every 30 days. Each such payment from the trustees of one fund to the trustees of another shall be accompanied by a written statement including the name, address, and Social Security number of each construction worker for whom payment is made, the amount being paid for each worker, and the number of hours of work for which payment is being made. History:  1974 c 50 s 2; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 179.256 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179 — Labor Relations|Section 179.256 — Notification.

179.256 NOTIFICATION. Whenever a construction worker may qualify for the reimbursement of benefit payments to a home benefit fund as described in section 179.255, the trustees of the benefit fund of which the worker is a member, or their agent, shall so notify the trustees of the benefit fund to which payments will be made during the temporary period of work. Such notification shall be made promptly in writing and shall include the name, address, and Social Security number of the construction worker and the starting date of the temporary period of work. History:  1974 c 50 s 3; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 179.257 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179 — Labor Relations|Section 179.257 — Application.

179.257 APPLICATION. The provisions of sections 179.254 to 179.256 requiring the transfer of payments between benefit funds shall apply only to those benefit funds which are established, located and maintained within this state. However nothing contained herein shall be construed to discourage the legislature of another state or to prohibit the trustees of a benefit fund which is located in another state from providing, in accordance with sections 179.254 to 179.257 and on a wholly reciprocal basis, transfers between such foreign benefit fund or funds and a benefit fund located within the state of Minnesota. History:   1974 c 50 s 4
MN Stat § 179.26 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179 — Labor Relations|Section 179.26 — Definitions; Certain Representation Disputes.

179.26 DEFINITIONS; CERTAIN REPRESENTATION DISPUTES. When used in sections 179.26 to 179.29, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, each of the following words: employee, labor organization, strike, and lockout shall have the meaning ascribed to it in section 179.01. History:  1945 c 414 s 1; 1949 c 299 s 1
MN Stat § 179.27 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179 — Labor Relations|Section 179.27 — Strikes Or Boycotts Prohibited.

179.27 STRIKES OR BOYCOTTS PROHIBITED. When certification of a representative of employees for collective bargaining purposes has been made by proper federal or state authority, it is unlawful during the effective period of such certification for any employee, representative of employees or labor organization to conduct a strike or boycott against the employer of such employees or to picket any place of business of the employer in order, by such strike, boycott or picketing, (1) to deny the right of the representative so certified to act as such representative or (2) to prevent such representative from acting as authorized by such certification, or (3) to interfere with the business of the employer in an effort to do either act specified in clauses (1) and (2) hereof. History:   1945 c 414 s 2
MN Stat § 179.28 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179 — Labor Relations|Section 179.28 — Recovery For Tort.

179.28 RECOVERY FOR TORT. Any employer injured through commission of any unlawful act as provided in section 179.27 shall have a cause of action against any employees, representative of employees, or labor organization committing such unlawful act, and shall recover in a civil action all damages sustained by the employer from such injury. History:  1945 c 414 s 3; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 179.29 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179 — Labor Relations|Section 179.29 — District Court Has Jurisdiction.

179.29 DISTRICT COURT HAS JURISDICTION. The district court of any county in which the employer does any business shall have jurisdiction to entertain an action arising under sections 179.26 to 179.29. Such action shall be tried by the court with a jury unless a jury be waived. History:   1945 c 414 s 4
MN Stat § 179.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179 — Labor Relations|Section 179.35 — Definitions; Hospital No Strike And Arbitration Act.

179.35 DEFINITIONS; HOSPITAL NO STRIKE AND ARBITRATION ACT. Subdivision 1. Scope. Unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, the following words, terms and phrases, for the purposes of sections 179.35 to 179.39, shall be given the meanings subjoined to them. Subd. 2. Charitable hospital. "Charitable hospital" includes all county and municipal hospitals and any hospital no part of the net income of which inures to the benefit of any private member, stockholder, or individual. Subd. 3. Hospital employee. "Hospital employee" includes any person employed in any capacity by a charitable hospital, except an employee whose services are performed exclusively in connection with the operation of a commercial or industrial enterprise owned or operated by the charitable hospital for the production of profit, irrespective of the purposes to which such profit may be applied, and not engaged in any activity affecting the essential functions of the hospital. Subd. 4. Labor dispute. "Labor dispute" includes any controversy concerning employment, tenure, conditions, or terms of employment or concerning the association or right of representation of persons in negotiating, fixing, maintaining, changing, or seeking to arrange terms, tenure, or other conditions of employment, regardless of whether or not the relationship of employer and employee exists as to the disputants. Subd. 5. Strike. "Strike" means the temporary stoppage of work by the concerted action of two or more hospital employees as a result of a labor dispute. Subd. 6. Lockout. "Lockout" means the refusal of a charitable hospital to furnish work to employees as a result of a labor dispute. History:  1947 c 335 s 1; 1973 c 626 s 1
MN Stat § 179.36 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179 — Labor Relations|Section 179.36 — Strikes Prohibited.

179.36 STRIKES PROHIBITED. It is unlawful for any hospital employee or representative of the employee, as defined in Minnesota Statutes 1945, section 179.01, subdivision 5, to encourage, participate in, or cause any strike or work stoppage against or directly involving a charitable hospital. History:   1947 c 335 s 2
MN Stat § 179.37 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179 — Labor Relations|Section 179.37 — Lockouts Prohibited.

179.37 LOCKOUTS PROHIBITED. It is contrary to public policy and is hereby declared to be unlawful for any charitable hospital to institute, cause, or declare any lockout. History:   1947 c 335 s 3
MN Stat § 179.38 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179 — Labor Relations|Section 179.38 — Arbitration Mandatory.

179.38 ARBITRATION MANDATORY. In the event of the existence of any labor dispute which cannot be settled by negotiation between the charitable hospital employers and their employees, either such employers or employees may petition and avail themselves of the provisions of sections 179.01 to 179.17, insofar as sections are not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 179.35 to 179.39. If such dispute is not settled within ten days after submission to mediation, any unsettled issue concerning terms and conditions of employment, and other conditions of employment concerning union security shall, upon service of written notice by either party upon the other party and the commissioner, be submitted to the determination of a board of arbitrators whose determination shall be final and binding upon the parties. For public employers, "terms and conditions of employment" has the meaning given it in section 179A.03, subdivision 19. The board of arbitrators shall be selected and proceed in the following manner, unless otherwise agreed between the parties: the employers shall appoint one arbitrator, the employees shall appoint one arbitrator, and the two arbitrators so chosen shall appoint a third arbitrator who shall act as chair and who shall receive reasonable compensation for the work; but if said arbitrators are unable to agree upon the appointment of such third arbitrator within five days after submission to arbitration, the commissioner shall submit five names to the parties and the parties shall select the third arbitrator, who shall act as chair, from the five submitted by the commissioner. The selection of the third arbitrator shall be by the process of elimination, with the parties taking turns at striking names from the list of five submitted by the commissioner, until only one name remains. If the parties are unable to agree with respect to which party shall take the first turn for the purpose of striking a name, it shall be decided by the flip of a coin. Each party shall be responsible for compensating the arbitrator of their choice, and the parties shall share equally the compensation paid to the third arbitrator. The board of arbitrators shall serve as a temporary arbitration tribunal and shall have the powers provided for commissioners under section 179.08. The board of arbitrators shall make its determination with all due diligence and shall file a copy of its report with the commissioner. History:  1947 c 335 s 4; 1969 c 1129 art 2 s 19; 1973 c 723 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 45 s 8; 1987 c 186 s 15; 1996 c 382 s 1
MN Stat § 179.39 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179 — Labor Relations|Section 179.39 — Sections Not Applicable.

179.39 SECTIONS NOT APPLICABLE. The provisions of Minnesota Statutes 1945, sections 185.02 to 185.19, shall not apply in the case of a threatened or existing strike or other work stoppage by hospital employees or in the case of a lockout by a charitable hospital, and such threatened or existing strike or other work stoppage or lockout may be enjoined by a court of equity. History:   1947 c 335 s 5
MN Stat § 179.40 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179 — Labor Relations|Section 179.40 — Secondary Boycott; Declaration Of Policy.

179.40 SECONDARY BOYCOTT; DECLARATION OF POLICY. As a guide to the interpretation and application of sections 179.40 to 179.47, the public policy of this state is declared to be: To protect and promote the interests of the public, employees and employers alike, with due regard to the situation and to the rights of the others; To promote industrial peace, regular and adequate income for employees, and uninterrupted production of goods and services; and To reduce the serious menace to the health, morals and welfare of the people of this state arising from economic insecurity due to stoppages and interruptions of business and employment. It is recognized that whatever may be the rights of disputants with respect to each other in any controversy, they should not be permitted, in their controversy, to intrude directly into the primary rights of third parties to earn a livelihood, transact business, and engage in the ordinary affairs of life by lawful means and free from molestation, interference, restraint or coercion. The legislature, therefore, declares that, in its considered judgment, the public good and the general welfare of the citizens of this state will be promoted by prohibiting secondary boycotts and other coercive practices in this state. History:   1947 c 486 s 1
MN Stat § 179.41 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179 — Labor Relations|Section 179.41 — Secondary Boycott Defined.

179.41 SECONDARY BOYCOTT DEFINED. As used in sections 179.40 to 179.47, the term "secondary boycott" means any combination, agreement, or concerted action; (1) to refuse to handle goods or to perform services for an employer because of a labor dispute, agreement, or failure of agreement between some other employer and its employees or a bona fide labor organization; or (2) to cease performing or to cause any employees to cease performing any services for an employer, or to cause loss or injury to such employer or to its employees, for the purpose of inducing or compelling such employer to refrain from doing business with, or handling the products of, any other employer because of a dispute, agreement, or failure of agreement between the latter and its employees or a labor organization; or (3) to cease performing or to cause any employer to cease performing any services for another employer, or to cause any loss or injury to such other employer, or to its employees, for the purpose of inducing or compelling such other employer to refrain from doing business with, or handling the products of, any other employer because of an agreement, dispute, or failure of agreement between the latter and its employees or a labor organization. History:  1947 c 486 s 2; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 179.42 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179 — Labor Relations|Section 179.42 — Unlawful Act And Unfair Labor Practice.

179.42 UNLAWFUL ACT AND UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE. It is an unlawful act and an unfair labor practice for any person or organization to combine with another, to cause loss or injury to an employer, to refuse to handle or work on particular goods or equipment or perform services for an employer, or to withhold patronage, or to induce, or to attempt to induce, another to withhold patronage or other business intercourse, for the purpose of inducing or coercing such employer to persuade or otherwise encourage or discourage its employees to join or to refrain from joining any labor union or organization or for the purpose of coercing such employer's employees to join or refrain from joining any labor union or organization. History:  1947 c 486 s 3; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 179.43 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179 — Labor Relations|Section 179.43 — Illegal Combination; Violation Of Public Policy.

179.43 ILLEGAL COMBINATION; VIOLATION OF PUBLIC POLICY. A secondary boycott as hereinbefore defined is hereby declared to be an illegal combination in restraint of trade and in violation of the public policy of this state. History:   1947 c 486 s 4
MN Stat § 179.44 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179 — Labor Relations|Section 179.44 — Unfair Labor Practice.

179.44 UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE. The violation of any provision of section 179.41 is hereby declared to be an unfair labor practice and an unlawful act. History:   1947 c 486 s 5
MN Stat § 179.45 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179 — Labor Relations|Section 179.45 — Rights And Remedies.

179.45 RIGHTS AND REMEDIES. Any person who shall be affected by, or subjected to, or threatened with a secondary boycott, or any of the acts declared to be unlawful by sections 179.40 to 179.47, shall have all the rights and remedies provided for in Minnesota Statutes 1945, chapter 179, but shall not be restricted to such remedies. History:   1947 c 486 s 6
MN Stat § 179.46 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179 — Labor Relations|Section 179.46 — Limitations; Federal Act.

179.46 LIMITATIONS; FEDERAL ACT. Nothing in sections 179.40 to 179.47 shall be construed as requiring any person to work or perform services against the person's will for any other person, nor to prohibit a strike, picketing or bannering which is otherwise lawful under the statutes and laws of this state; nothing in sections 179.40 to 179.47 shall be construed to apply to the refusal by an employee to enter upon the premises of an employer other than the employee's own employer when the employees of such other employer are engaged in a strike which is not an unfair labor practice, but does not include any person subject to the Federal Railway Labor Act as amended from time to time. History:  1947 c 486 s 7; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 179.47 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179 — Labor Relations|Section 179.47 — Construction Of Sections 179.40 To 179.47.

179.47 CONSTRUCTION OF SECTIONS 179.40 TO 179.47. Nothing contained in sections 179.40 to 179.47 is intended or shall be construed to repeal sections 179.01 to 179.13 and 179.14 to 179.39, or any part or parts thereof. History:   1947 c 486 s 9
MN Stat § 179.60 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 179 — Labor Relations|Section 179.60 — Interfering With Employee Or Membership In Union.

179.60 INTERFERING WITH EMPLOYEE OR MEMBERSHIP IN UNION. It shall be unlawful for any person, company, or corporation, or any agent, officer, or employee thereof, to coerce, require, or influence any person to enter into any agreement, written or verbal, not to join, become, or remain a member of any lawful labor organization or association, as a condition of securing or retaining employment with such person, firm, or corporation. It shall be unlawful for any person, company, or corporation, or any officer or employee thereof, to coerce, require, or influence any person to contribute or pay to any person, company, or corporation, or any officer or employee thereof, any sum of money or other valuable thing for the sole purpose of securing or retaining employment with such person, firm, or corporation. It shall be unlawful for any two or more corporations or employers to combine, to agree to combine, or confer together for the purpose of interfering with any person in procuring, or in preventing the person from procuring, employment, or to secure the discharge of any employee by threats, promises, circulating blacklists, or any other means whatsoever. It shall be unlawful for any company or corporation, or any agent or employee thereof, to blacklist any discharged employee, or by word or writing seek to prevent, hinder, or restrain a discharged employee, or one who has voluntarily left its employ, from obtaining employment elsewhere. Every person and corporation violating any of the foregoing provisions shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History:  (10378) RL s 5097; 1921 c 389 s 1; 1986 c 444