Florida Statutes Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 447.01-447.17)

• 447.01 - Regulating Labor Unions; State Policy.
  (1) Because of the activities of labor unions affecting the economic conditions of the country and the state, entering as they do into practically every business...
• 447.02 - Definitions.
  The following terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:(1) The term “labor organization” means any organization of...
• 447.03 - Employees’ Right Of Self-organization.
  Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor unions or labor organizations or to refrain from such activity, to bargain...
• 447.04 - Business Agents; Licenses, Permits.
  (1) No person shall be granted a license or a permit to act as a business agent in the state:(a) Who has been convicted of a felony...
• 447.041 - Hearings.
  (1) Any person or labor organization denied a license, permit, or registration shall be afforded the opportunity for a hearing by the department in accordance with...
• 447.045 - Information Confidential.
  Neither the department nor any investigator or employee of the department shall divulge in any manner the information obtained pursuant to the processing of applicant...
• 447.05 - Initiation Fees; Limitation.
  Labor unions or labor organizations shall not charge an initiation fee in excess of the sum of $15; provided, that initiation fees in effect on...
• 447.06 - Registration Of Labor Organizations Required.
  (1) Every labor organization operating in the state shall make a report under oath, in writing, to the department annually, on or before December 31. Such...
• 447.07 - Records And Accounts Required To Be Kept.
  It shall be the duty of any and all labor organizations in this state to keep accurate books of accounts itemizing all receipts from whatsoever...
• 447.08 - Rights Of Members In Armed Forces.
  Any employee who is a member of any labor organization who, because of services with the Armed Forces of the United States, during time of...
• 447.09 - Right Of Franchise Preserved; Penalties.
  It shall be unlawful for any person:(1) To interfere with or prevent the right of franchise of any member of a labor organization. The right of...
• 447.11 - Actions And Suits; Labor Organizations As Parties.
  Any labor organization may maintain any action or suit in its commonly used name and shall be subject to any suit or action in its...
• 447.12 - Fees For Registration.
  All fees collected by the department under this part shall be paid to the Chief Financial Officer and credited to the General Revenue Fund.History.—s. 12,...
• 447.13 - Right To Strike Preserved.
  Except as specifically provided in this chapter, nothing therein shall be construed so as to interfere with or impede or diminish in any way the...
• 447.14 - Penalties.
  Any person or labor organization who shall violate any of the provisions of this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree,...
• 447.15 - Federal Regulations Recognized.
  All railway labor organizations and members thereof shall be exempt from all of the provisions of this chapter as long as they are regulated by...
• 447.16 - Applicability Of Chapter.
  Any labor business agent licensed on July 1, 1965, may renew such license each year on forms provided by the department without submitting fingerprints so...
• 447.17 - Civil Remedy; Injunctive Relief.
  (1) Any person who may be denied employment or discriminated against in his or her employment on account of membership or nonmembership in any labor union...

Last modified: September 23, 2016