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An Act To Prevent Charter Schools from Using State Funds for Anti-union Campaigns
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §2412, sub-§4, ¶F  is enacted to read:
 
F.  A public charter school may not use or expend funds received pursuant to section 2413-A, subsection 2, paragraph A, B or C to engage in, or retain legal counsel for the purpose of engaging in, activities that interfere with, restrain or coerce employees of the public charter school in their exercise of rights under the National Labor Relations Act, Section 7.
 
SUMMARY
Under current law, public charter school employees are covered by the National Labor Relations Act, 29 United States Code, Chapter 7, Subchapter II. This bill prohibits a public charter school from using funds received from the State or Federal Government to engage in, or to retain legal counsel for the purpose of engaging in, activities that interfere with, restrain or coerce employees of the public charter school in their exercise of rights granted under the National Labor Relations Act, Section 7. Under Section 7, covered employees are given the right to self-organization; to form, join or assist labor organizations; to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing; and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection and also have the right to refrain from any of those activities except to the extent that such a right may be affected by an agreement requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment.