Connecticut § 7-475 - Strikes prohibited.
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§ 7-475. Strikes prohibited.
Sec. 7-475. Strikes prohibited. Nothing in sections 7-467 to 7-477, inclusive, shall constitute a grant of the right to strike to employees of any municipal employer and such strikes are prohibited. In the event an agreement expires before a new agreement has been approved by the municipal employer and the employee organization, the terms of the expired agreement shall remain in effect until such time as a new agreement is reached and approved in accordance with section 7-474. Nothing in this section shall affect the rights and duties of the municipal employer and the employee organization under sections 7-468 to 7-470, inclusive, during the period of time such expired agreement remains in effect.
(February, 1965, P.A. 159, S. 9; P.A. 75-81.)
History: P.A. 75-81 added provisions re continuance of previous agreement terms after their expiration and until new agreement made.
Cited. 171 C. 347; Id., 553; 175 C. 349. Standing to test constitutionality of binding arbitration provisions of Municipal Employees Relations Act discussed. 181 C. 421. Cited. 182 C. 93; 185 C. 88; 196 C. 192; Id., 623; 200 C. 38; 201 C. 577; 204 C. 746; 205 C. 116; 210 C. 549; 212 C. 294; 215 C. 14; 217 C. 490; 221 C. 244; 225 C. 297; 234 C. 123.
Cited. 3 CA 1; 16 CA 232.
A public announcement of plaintiff's intention to file a prohibited practice complaint against a union is protected by the Municipal Employees Relations Act when the complaint is actually filed at a later date. 31 CS 7. Duty to bargain collectively and in good faith takes on important dimension in public sector because of denial of right to strike. 36 CS 18. Cited. 42 CS 227; 43 CS 470.
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Section 7-475 ("Strikes prohibited.") is part of the Connecticut General Statutes, the codified statutory law of Connecticut. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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