New Mexico Statutes 50-4-35. Labor relations; union security agreements
A. The purpose of this section is for the state to exercise the limited authority reserved to the states under Section 14(b) of the National Labor Relations Act.
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 50-4-35
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
B. An employer or labor organization anywhere in the state may execute and apply an agreement requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment to the full extent allowed by federal law.
C. The state has exclusive jurisdiction to prohibit the negotiation, execution or application of agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment in New Mexico.
D. A city, county, home rule municipality or other political subdivision of the state shall not adopt nor continue in effect any ordinance, rule, regulation, resolution or statute that prohibits the negotiation, execution or application of agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment in New Mexico.