| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §595, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 558, §1, is | repealed. |
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| | Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §595, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 558, §1, is | repealed. |
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| | Sec. 3. 26 MRSA §595, sub-§4-A is enacted to read: |
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| | 4-A.__Hiring not permitted.__An employer involved in a labor | dispute, strike or lockout may not perform hiring activities | while the labor dispute, strike or lockout is in progress. |
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| | Sec. 4. 26 MRSA §595, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 558, §1, is | repealed. |
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| | This bill prohibits an employer from hiring replacement | workers during a labor dispute. This bill also repeals that | provision of current law that makes it a Class D crime for a | person involved in a labor dispute to be armed with a dangerous | weapon. |
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