26 §938. Advertising or soliciting for workers during strike or disturbance; exceptions; penalty - Maine Statutes

Title 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Chapter 9: MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION

Subchapter 2-A: STATE BOARD OF ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION

§938. Advertising or soliciting for workers during strike or disturbance; exceptions; penalty

If any employer, during the continuance of a strike among his employees, or during the continuance of a lockout or other labor trouble among his employees, publicly advertises in newspapers, or by posters or otherwise, for employees, or by himself or his agents solicits persons to work for him to fill the places of strikers, he shall plainly and explicitly mention in the advertisements or oral or written solicitations that a strike, lockout or other labor disturbance exists. If any employee, during the continuance of a strike, lockout or other labor trouble advertises for or solicits business for a competitor of the employers engaged in the labor dispute, he shall plainly and explicitly mention in the advertisement or oral or written solicitations that a strike, lockout or other labor disturbance exists. This section shall cease to be operative if the board determines that the business of the employer, in respect to which the strike or other labor trouble occurred, is being carried on in the normal and usual manner and to the normal and usual extent. The board shall determine this question as soon as possible, upon the application of the employer. Any person, firm, association or corporation who violates this section shall be punished by a fine not less that $250 nor more than $500. [1985, c. 294, §§ 2 and 3 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

1985, c. 294, §§2,3 (NEW).