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FL Stat § 447.308 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 447 - Labor Organizations|Part II - Public Employees (Ss. 447.201-447.609)|447.308 - Revocation of certification of employee organization.

447.308 Revocation of certification of employee organization.—(1) Any employee or group of employees which no longer desires to be represented by the certified bargaining agent may file with the commission a petition to revoke certification. The petition shall be accompanied by dated statements signed by at least 30 percent of the employees in the unit, indicating that such employees no longer desire to be represented for purposes of collective bargaining by the certified bargaining agent. The time of filing said petition shall be governed by the provisions of s. 447.307(3)(d) relating to petitions for certification. Any employee or employee organization having sufficient reason to believe any of the employee signatures were obtained by collusion, coercion, intimidation, or misrepresentation or are otherwise invalid shall be given a reasonable opportunity to verify and challenge the signatures appearing on the petition. The commission or one of its designated agents shall investigate the petition to determine its sufficiency. If the commission finds the petition to be insufficient, it may dismiss the petition. If the commission finds that the petition is sufficient, it shall immediately:(a) Identify the bargaining unit and determine which public employees shall be qualified and entitled to vote in the election held by the commission.(b) Identify the public employer or employers.(c) Order an election by secret ballot, the cost of said election to be borne equally by the parties, except as the commission may provide by rule. The commission’s order assessing costs of an election may be enforced pursuant to the provisions of this part.(2) If a majority of the employees voting in such election vote against the continuation of representation by the certified bargaining agent, the certification of the employee organization as the exclusive bargaining agent for the employees in the bargaining unit shall be revoked.(3) If a majority of the employees voting in such election do not vote against the continuation of representation by the certified bargaining agent, the certification of the employee organization as the exclusive bargaining agent for the employees in the unit shall be retained by the organization.History.—s. 2, ch. 79-100.
FL Stat § 447.401 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 447 - Labor Organizations|Part II - Public Employees (Ss. 447.201-447.609)|447.401 - Grievance procedures.

447.401 Grievance procedures.—Each public employer and bargaining agent shall negotiate a grievance procedure to be used for the settlement of disputes between employer and employee, or group of employees, involving the interpretation or application of a collective bargaining agreement. Such grievance procedure shall have as its terminal step a final and binding disposition by an impartial neutral, mutually selected by the parties; however, when the issue under appeal is an allegation of abuse, abandonment, or neglect by an employee under s. 39.201 or s. 415.1034, the grievance may not be decided until the abuse, abandonment, or neglect of a child has been judicially determined. However, an arbiter or other neutral shall not have the power to add to, subtract from, modify, or alter the terms of a collective bargaining agreement. If an employee organization is certified as the bargaining agent of a unit, the grievance procedure then in existence may be the subject of collective bargaining, and any agreement which is reached shall supersede the previously existing procedure. All public employees shall have the right to a fair and equitable grievance procedure administered without regard to membership or nonmembership in any organization, except that certified employee organizations shall not be required to process grievances for employees who are not members of the organization. A career service employee shall have the option of utilizing the civil service appeal procedure, an unfair labor practice procedure, or a grievance procedure established under this section, but such employee is precluded from availing himself or herself to more than one of these procedures.History.—s. 3, ch. 74-100; s. 1, ch. 74-378; s. 14, ch. 77-343; s. 38, ch. 87-238; s. 12, ch. 88-290; s. 32, ch. 91-57; s. 135, ch. 95-418; s. 156, ch. 97-103; s. 154, ch. 98-403; s. 101, ch. 2000-349.
FL Stat § 447.405 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 447 - Labor Organizations|Part II - Public Employees (Ss. 447.201-447.609)|447.405 - Factors to be considered by the special magistrate.

447.405 Factors to be considered by the special magistrate.—The special magistrate shall conduct the hearings and render recommended decisions with the objective of achieving a prompt, peaceful, and just settlement of disputes between the public employee organizations and the public employers. The factors, among others, to be given weight by the special magistrate in arriving at a recommended decision shall include:(1) Comparison of the annual income of employment of the public employees in question with the annual income of employment maintained for the same or similar work of employees exhibiting like or similar skills under the same or similar working conditions in the local operating area involved.(2) Comparison of the annual income of employment of the public employees in question with the annual income of employment of public employees in similar public employee governmental bodies of comparable size within the state.(3) The interest and welfare of the public.(4) Comparison of peculiarities of employment in regard to other trades or professions, specifically with respect to:(a) Hazards of employment.(b) Physical qualifications.(c) Educational qualifications.(d) Intellectual qualifications.(e) Job training and skills.(f) Retirement plans.(g) Sick leave.(h) Job security.(5) Availability of funds.History.—s. 3, ch. 74-100; s. 16, ch. 77-343; s. 158, ch. 97-103; s. 82, ch. 2004-11.
FL Stat § 447.407 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 447 - Labor Organizations|Part II - Public Employees (Ss. 447.201-447.609)|447.407 - Compensation of mediator and special magistrate; expenses.

447.407 Compensation of mediator and special magistrate; expenses.—The compensation of the mediator and special magistrate, and all stenographic and other expenses, shall be borne equally by the parties.History.—s. 3, ch. 74-100; s. 17, ch. 77-343; s. 83, ch. 2004-11.
FL Stat § 447.409 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 447 - Labor Organizations|Part II - Public Employees (Ss. 447.201-447.609)|447.409 - Records.

447.409 Records.—All records that are relevant to, or have a bearing upon, any issue or issues raised by the proceedings conducted by the special magistrate shall be made available to the special magistrate by a request in writing to any of the parties to the impasse proceedings. Notice of such request must be furnished to all parties. Any such records that are made available to the special magistrate must also be made available to any other party to the impasse proceedings, upon written request.History.—s. 3, ch. 74-100; s. 18, ch. 77-343; s. 17, ch. 91-269; s. 301, ch. 96-406; s. 84, ch. 2004-11.
FL Stat § 447.4095 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 447 - Labor Organizations|Part II - Public Employees (Ss. 447.201-447.609)|447.4095 - Financial urgency.

447.4095 Financial urgency.—In the event of a financial urgency requiring modification of an agreement, the chief executive officer or his or her representative and the bargaining agent or its representative shall meet as soon as possible to negotiate the impact of the financial urgency. If after a reasonable period of negotiation which shall not exceed 14 days, a dispute exists between the public employer and the bargaining agent, an impasse shall be deemed to have occurred, and one of the parties shall so declare in writing to the other party and to the commission. The parties shall then proceed pursuant to the provisions of s. 447.403. An unfair labor practice charge shall not be filed during the 14 days during which negotiations are occurring pursuant to this section.History.—s. 2, ch. 95-218; s. 159, ch. 97-103.
FL Stat § 447.501 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 447 - Labor Organizations|Part II - Public Employees (Ss. 447.201-447.609)|447.501 - Unfair labor practices.

447.501 Unfair labor practices.—(1) Public employers or their agents or representatives are prohibited from:(a) Interfering with, restraining, or coercing public employees in the exercise of any rights guaranteed them under this part.(b) Encouraging or discouraging membership in any employee organization by discrimination in regard to hiring, tenure, or other conditions of employment.(c) Refusing to bargain collectively, failing to bargain collectively in good faith, or refusing to sign a final agreement agreed upon with the certified bargaining agent for the public employees in the bargaining unit.(d) Discharging or discriminating against a public employee because he or she has filed charges or given testimony under this part.(e) Dominating, interfering with, or assisting in the formation, existence, or administration of, any employee organization or contributing financial support to such an organization.(f) Refusing to discuss grievances in good faith pursuant to the terms of the collective bargaining agreement with either the certified bargaining agent for the public employee or the employee involved.(2) A public employee organization or anyone acting in its behalf or its officers, representatives, agents, or members are prohibited from:(a) Interfering with, restraining, or coercing public employees in the exercise of any rights guaranteed them under this part or interfering with, restraining, or coercing managerial employees by reason of their performance of job duties or other activities undertaken in the interests of the public employer.(b) Causing or attempting to cause a public employer to discriminate against an employee because of the employee’s membership or nonmembership in an employee organization or attempting to cause the public employer to violate any of the provisions of this part.(c) Refusing to bargain collectively or failing to bargain collectively in good faith with a public employer.(d) Discriminating against an employee because he or she has signed or filed an affidavit, petition, or complaint or given any information or testimony in any proceedings provided for in this part.(e) Participating in a strike against the public employer by instigating or supporting, in any positive manner, a strike. Any violation of this paragraph shall subject the violator to the penalties provided in this part.(f) Instigating or advocating support, in any positive manner, for an employee organization’s activities from high school or grade school students or students in institutions of higher learning.(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1) and (2), the parties’ rights of free speech shall not be infringed, and the expression of any arguments or opinions shall not constitute, or be evidence of, an unfair employment practice or of any other violation of this part, if such expression contains no promise of benefits or threat of reprisal or force.History.—s. 3, ch. 74-100; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 160, ch. 97-103.
FL Stat § 447.5035 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 447 - Labor Organizations|Part II - Public Employees (Ss. 447.201-447.609)|447.5035 - Enforcement of commission orders.

447.5035 Enforcement of commission orders.—In case of any failure by any employer, employee, or employee organization to comply with any order of the commission, upon application of the commission or, notwithstanding the provisions of s. 120.69(1)(b)1., upon application of any person who is a resident of the state and who is substantially interested in such order, any circuit court of this state shall have jurisdiction to enforce the order pursuant to the provisions of s. 120.69. However, if one or more petitions for enforcement and a notice of appeal involving the same agency action are pending at the same time, the district court of appeal considering the notice of appeal shall order all such actions transferred to and consolidated in the district court of appeal. If a petition for enforcement is filed after the time for filing notice of appeal has expired, the respondent may assert as a defense only that the agency action was not intended to apply to respondent or that respondent has complied with the agency action. Petitions for enforcement filed under this part shall be heard expeditiously by the circuit court to which presented and shall take precedence over all other civil matters except prior matters of the same character.History.—s. 2, ch. 79-295.
FL Stat § 447.504 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 447 - Labor Organizations|Part II - Public Employees (Ss. 447.201-447.609)|447.504 - Judicial review.

447.504 Judicial review.—(1) The district courts of appeal are empowered, upon the filing of appropriate notices of appeal, to review final orders of the commission pursuant to s. 120.68. A copy of the notice of appeal shall be filed with the commission. The record in the proceeding, certified by the commission, shall be filed with the court in accordance with the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure.(2) Upon the filing of a notice of appeal, the appropriate district court of appeal shall thereupon have jurisdiction of the proceeding and may grant such temporary or permanent relief or restraining order as it deems just and proper and may enforce, modify, affirm, or set aside, in whole or in part, the order of the commission. The findings of the commission with respect to questions of fact, if supported by substantial evidence on the record considered as a whole, shall be conclusive.(3) The court may award to the prevailing party all or part of the costs of litigation and reasonable attorney’s fees and expert witness fees whenever the court determines that such an award is appropriate. However, no such costs or fees shall be assessed against the commission in any appeal from an order issued by the commission in an adjudicatory proceeding between adversary parties conducted pursuant to this part.(4) The commencement of proceedings under this section shall not, unless specifically ordered by the district court of appeal, operate as a stay of the commission’s order.(5) Appeals filed under this part shall be heard expeditiously by the district court of appeal to which presented and shall take precedence over all other civil matters except prior matters of the same character.History.—s. 3, ch. 74-100; s. 20, ch. 77-343; s. 3, ch. 79-295.
FL Stat § 447.505 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 447 - Labor Organizations|Part II - Public Employees (Ss. 447.201-447.609)|447.505 - Strikes prohibited.

447.505 Strikes prohibited.—No public employee or employee organization may participate in a strike against a public employer by instigating or supporting, in any manner, a strike. Any violation of this section shall subject the violator to the penalties provided in this part.History.—s. 3, ch. 74-100.
FL Stat § 447.509 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 447 - Labor Organizations|Part II - Public Employees (Ss. 447.201-447.609)|447.509 - Other unlawful acts.

447.509 Other unlawful acts.—(1) Employee organizations, their members, agents, or representatives, or any persons acting on their behalf are hereby prohibited from:(a) Soliciting public employees during working hours of any employee who is involved in the solicitation.(b) Distributing literature during working hours in areas where the actual work of public employees is performed, such as offices, warehouses, schools, police stations, fire stations, and any similar public installations. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the distribution of literature during the employee’s lunch hour or in such areas not specifically devoted to the performance of the employee’s official duties.(c) Instigating or advocating support, in any positive manner, for an employee organization’s activities from high school or grade school students during classroom time.(2) No employee organization shall directly or indirectly pay any fines or penalties assessed against individuals pursuant to the provisions of this part.(3) The circuit courts of this state shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this section by injunction and contempt proceedings, if necessary. A public employee who is convicted of a violation of any provision of this section may be discharged or otherwise disciplined by his or her public employer, notwithstanding further provisions of law, and notwithstanding the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement.History.—s. 3, ch. 74-100; s. 162, ch. 97-103.
FL Stat § 447.51 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 447 - Labor Organizations|Part II - Public Employees (Ss. 447.201-447.609)|447.51 - Violations not a ground for municipal recall.

447.51 Violations not a ground for municipal recall.—Any violation of this part (Labor Organizations; Public Employees) shall not subject any person to municipal recall and shall not be considered as grounds for municipal recall.History.—s. 2, ch. 77-279.
FL Stat § 447.601 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 447 - Labor Organizations|Part II - Public Employees (Ss. 447.201-447.609)|447.601 - Merit or civil service system; applicability.

447.601 Merit or civil service system; applicability.—The provisions of this part shall not be construed to repeal, amend, or modify the provisions of any law or ordinance establishing a merit or civil service system for public employees or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto or to prohibit or hinder the establishment of other such personnel systems unless the provisions of such merit or civil service system laws or ordinances or rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto are in conflict with the provisions of this part, in which event such laws, ordinances, or rules and regulations shall not apply, except as provided in s. 447.301(4).History.—s. 3, ch. 74-100; s. 120, ch. 79-164.
FL Stat § 447.605 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 447 - Labor Organizations|Part II - Public Employees (Ss. 447.201-447.609)|447.605 - Public meetings and records law; exemptions and compliance.

447.605 Public meetings and records law; exemptions and compliance.—(1) All discussions between the chief executive officer of the public employer, or his or her representative, and the legislative body or the public employer relative to collective bargaining shall be closed and exempt from the provisions of s. 286.011.(2) The collective bargaining negotiations between a chief executive officer, or his or her representative, and a bargaining agent shall be in compliance with the provisions of s. 286.011.(3) All work products developed by the public employer in preparation for negotiations, and during negotiations, shall be confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1).History.—s. 3, ch. 74-100; s. 23, ch. 77-343; s. 18, ch. 91-269; s. 302, ch. 96-406; s. 1075, ch. 97-103.
FL Stat § 447.607 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 447 - Labor Organizations|Part II - Public Employees (Ss. 447.201-447.609)|447.607 - Commission rules; powers retained by the Legislature.

447.607 Commission rules; powers retained by the Legislature.—The Legislature shall retain the right to approve, amend, or rescind all rules promulgated by the commission pursuant to this part. In the absence of legislative action to the contrary, all rules shall have full force and effect.History.—s. 5, ch. 74-100; s. 52, ch. 78-95.
FL Stat § 447.609 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 447 - Labor Organizations|Part II - Public Employees (Ss. 447.201-447.609)|447.609 - Representation in proceedings.

447.609 Representation in proceedings.—Any full-time employee or officer of any public employer or employee organization may represent his or her employer or any member of a bargaining unit in any proceeding authorized in this part, excluding the representation of any person or public employer in a court of law by a person who is not a licensed attorney.History.—s. 24, ch. 77-343; s. 163, ch. 97-103.
FL Stat § 448.01 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 448 - General Labor Regulations|Part I - Terms and Conditions of Employment (Ss. 448.01-448.110)|448.01 - Legal day’s work; extra pay.

448.01 Legal day’s work; extra pay.—(1) Ten hours of labor shall be a legal day’s work, and when any person employed to perform manual labor of any kind by the day, week, month or year renders 10 hours of labor, he or she shall be considered to have performed a legal day’s work, unless a written contract has been signed by the person so employed and the employer, requiring a less or greater number of hours of labor to be performed daily.(2) Unless such written contract has been made, the person employed shall be entitled to extra pay for all work performed by the requirement of his or her employer in excess of 10 hours’ labor daily.History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 1988, 1874; RS 2117, 2118; GS 2641, 2642; RGS 4016, 4017; CGL 5939, 5940; s. 164, ch. 97-103.
FL Stat § 448.03 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 448 - General Labor Regulations|Part I - Terms and Conditions of Employment (Ss. 448.01-448.110)|448.03 - Threat of discharge to compel employee to trade with any particular firm or person; penalty.

448.03 Threat of discharge to compel employee to trade with any particular firm or person; penalty.—Any person or persons, firm, joint stock company, association or corporation organized, chartered or incorporated by and under the laws of this state, either as owner or lessee, having persons in their service as employees, who shall discharge any employee or threaten to discharge any employee in their service for trading or dealing, or for not trading or dealing as a customer or patron with any particular merchant or other person or class of persons in any business calling, or shall notify any employee either by general or special notice, directly or indirectly, secretly or openly given, not to trade or deal as a customer or patron with any particular merchant or person or class of persons in any business or calling, under penalty of being discharged from the service of such person, firm, joint stock company, corporation or association shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 5015, 1901; GS 3233; RGS 5066; CGL 7168; s. 374, ch. 71-136.
FL Stat § 448.04 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXXI - Labor|Chapter 448 - General Labor Regulations|Part I - Terms and Conditions of Employment (Ss. 448.01-448.110)|448.04 - Penalty for officer or agent violating s. 448.03.

448.04 Penalty for officer or agent violating s. 448.03.—Any person acting as an officer or agent of any firm, joint stock company, association or corporation of the kind and character as described in s. 448.03 or for any one of them, who makes or executes any notice, order or threat of the kind therein mentioned and forbidden, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—s. 2, ch. 5015, 1901; GS 3234; RGS 5067; CGL 7169; s. 375, ch. 71-136.