| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 26 MRSA c. 23 is enacted to read: |
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| | | EMPLOYEES' FREEDOM OF CHOICE |
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| | | As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise | | indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. |
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| | | 1.__Employer.__"Employer" means any individual, corporation, | | association, organization or entity that employs one or more | | persons in any capacity.__The term includes the State and its | | agencies, every governmental subdivision, county, city, township, | | school district, University of Maine System, Maine Technical | | College System, Maine Maritime Academy, special district, board, | | commission, instrumentality or other unit whose governing body | | exercises similar governmental powers.__"Employer" includes | | employers of agricultural labor. |
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| | | 2.__Labor organization.__"Labor organization" means an | | organization or an agency or employee representation committee or | | plan that exists for the purpose of dealing with employers | | concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours | | of work or other conditions of employment. |
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| | | §1802.__Certain conditions of employment prohibited |
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| | | As a condition of employment or continuation of employment, an | | employer may not require a person to become or remain a member of | | a labor organization or to pay dues, fees, assessments or other | | sums of money to a labor organization.__An employer may not | | require that a person be referred, recommended or approved by a | | labor organization as a condition of employment or continuation | | of employment. |
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| | | §1803.__Certain deductions prohibited |
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| | | It is unlawful for an employer to deduct from the wages, | | earnings or compensation of an employee any dues, fees, | | assessments or other charges to be held for or paid over to a | | labor organization unless the employer has received written | | authorization for the deduction, signed by the employee, that is | | revocable by the employee at any time by giving the employer | | written notice of the revocation 30 days in advance of its | | effective date.__An employer who receives such an authorization | | from an employee shall promptly notify that employee in writing |
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