STATE OF NEW YORK
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8034--A
Cal. No. 1301
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 15, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. RAMOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor -- reported favora-
bly from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered
to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place
in the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to disputes between employers
and recognized employee organizations
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 715 of the labor law, as amended by chapter 890 of
2 the laws of 1968, is amended to read as follows:
3 § 715. Application of article. 1. The provisions of this article shall
4 not apply to: [(1)] (a) employees of any employer who concedes to and
5 agrees with the board that such employees are subject to and protected
6 by the provisions of the [national labor relations act or the] federal
7 railway labor act; [or (2)] (b) employees where the national labor
8 relations board successfully asserts jurisdiction over any employer,
9 employees, trades, or industries pursuant to an order by the federal
10 district court established under article three of the United States
11 constitution; or (c) employees of the state or of any political or civil
12 subdivision or other agency thereof.
13 2. For all other employees, the board shall, upon application and
14 verification, promptly certify the exclusive bargaining representative
15 of any bargaining unit previously certified by another state or federal
16 agency. All existing terms and conditions of employment between a certi-
17 fied exclusive bargaining representative and an employer shall remain in
18 full force and effect through the board's verification process.
19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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