Montana Code 39-31-501. Strikes by police officers prohibited
39-31-501. Strikes by police officers prohibited. (1) It is unlawful for a police officer to strike or recognize a picket line of a labor organization while in the performance of official duties.
Terms Used In Montana Code 39-31-501
- Labor organization: means any organization or association of any kind in which employees participate and which exists for the primary purpose of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, fringe benefits, or other conditions of employment. See Montana Code 39-31-103
(2)(a) As used in this section, “strike” means an action listed in subsection (2)(b), in concerted action with others, for the purpose of inducing, influencing, or coercing a change in the conditions of employment, compensation, rights, privileges, or obligations of employment of a police officer.
(b)A police officer may not engage in the following actions in concert with others:
(i)refusal to report for duty;
(ii)willful absence from the police officer’s position;
(iii)stoppage of work; or
(iv)departure from the full, faithful, or proper performance of duties of employment.