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Assembly Bill A4933

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Expands application of provisions protecting the rights of working men and women

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2009-A4933 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 1 ยง17, Constn

2009-A4933 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands application of provisions protecting the rights of working men and women to include government funded work and to work in a safe and sanitary work place.

2009-A4933 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4933

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 10, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BRODSKY, NOLAN, JOHN -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Labor

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing  an  amendment to section 17 of article 1 of the constitution,
  in relation to the provision protecting the rights of working men  and
  women  with  respect to government funded work and a safe and sanitary
  workplace

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 17 of article
1 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S 17. Labor of human beings is not  a  commodity  nor  an  article  of
commerce and shall never be so considered or construed.
  No laborer, worker [or], mechanic, OR OTHER PERSON, in the employ of a
contractor  or sub-contractor engaged in the performance of any [public]
work OR ACTIVITY FUNDED BY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT,  OR  INCLUDING  IN
THE  EMPLOY  OF  A PUBLIC CORPORATION CREATED BY, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF,
ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, shall be  permitted  to  work  more  than
eight  hours  in  any  day or more than five days in any week, except in
cases of extraordinary emergency; nor shall he or she be paid less  than
the  rate  of  wages  prevailing  in the same trade or occupation in the
locality within the state where such [public] work OR ACTIVITY FUNDED BY
STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR A PUBLIC CORPORATION CREATED BY, OR FOR THE
BENEFIT OF, ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT is to be situated, erected, or
used.
  Employees shall have the right to organize and to bargain collectively
through representatives of their own choosing.
  THE RIGHT OF ALL WORKERS TO WORK IN A SAFE  AND  SANITARY  WORK  PLACE
SHALL BE PROTECTED.
  S 2.  Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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