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Sec. 13. 26 MRSA §1027, sub-§1, ¶G is enacted to read:

 
G.__Refusing to honor the terms and conditions of an expired
collective bargaining agreement that remains in effect
pursuant to section 1036.

 
Sec. 14. 26 MRSA §1027, sub-§2, ¶¶B and C, as amended by PL 1989, c. 443,
§72, are further amended to read:

 
B. Refusing to bargain collectively with the university,
academy and technical colleges as required by section 1026;
and

 
C. Engaging in:

 
(1) A work stoppage, slowdown or strike; and

 
(2) The blacklisting of the university, academy or
technical colleges for the purpose of preventing them
from filling employee vacancies. ; or

 
Sec. 15. 26 MRSA §1027, sub-§2, ¶D is enacted to read:

 
D.__Refusing to honor the terms and conditions of an expired
collective bargaining agreement that remains in effect until
the parties execute a new contract.

 
Sec. 16. 26 MRSA §1036 is enacted to read:

 
§1036.__Continuation of terms and conditions

 
If a contract between a public employer and a bargaining agent
expires prior to the parties' agreement on a new contract, the
terms and conditions of the expired contract remain in effect
until the parties execute a new contract.

 
Sec. 17. 26 MRSA §1284, sub-§1, ¶¶E and F, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 702,
are amended to read:

 
E. Refusing to bargain collectively with the bargaining
agent of its employees, as required by section 1285; or

 
F. Blacklisting any employee organization or its members
for the purpose of denying them employment. ; or

 
Sec. 18. 26 MRSA §1284, sub-§1, ¶G is enacted to read:

 
G.__Refusing to honor the terms and conditions of an expired
collective bargaining agreement that remains in effect
pursuant to section 1284-A.


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