447.305 – Registration of employee organization.
447.305 Registration of employee organization.— (1) Every employee organization seeking to become a certified bargaining agent for public employees shall register with the commission pursuant to the procedures set forth in s. 120.60 prior to requesting recognition by a public employer for purposes of collective bargaining and prior to submitting a petition to the commission requesting certification […]
447.09 – Right of franchise preserved; penalties.
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 franchise shall include the right of an employee to make complaint, file charges, give information or testimony concerning the violations of this chapter, or the […]
447.307 – Certification of employee organization.
447.307 Certification of employee organization.— (1)(a) Any employee organization which is designated or selected by a majority of public employees in an appropriate unit as their representative for purposes of collective bargaining shall request recognition by the public employer. The public employer shall, if satisfied as to the majority status of the employee organization and the appropriateness […]
447.11 – Actions and suits; labor organizations as parties.
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 commonly used name in the same manner and to the same extent as any corporation authorized to do business in this state. All process, […]
447.3075 – Law enforcement bargaining units; separate units required; establishment.
447.3075 Law enforcement bargaining units; separate units required; establishment.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, administrative rule, or administrative agency decision to the contrary, any state law enforcement agency that has 1,200 or more officers shall be in a bargaining unit that is separate from officers in other state law enforcement agencies. If the application of this […]
446.40 – Rural Workforce Services Act; Short Title.
446.40 Rural Workforce Services Act; short title.—Sections 446.40-446.44 may be cited as the “Rural Workforce Services Act.” History.—s. 1, ch. 72-398; s. 121, ch. 2000-165. Note.—Former s. 450.40.
446.41 – Legislative Intent With Respect to Rural Workforce Training and Development; Establishment of Rural Workforce Services Program.
446.41 Legislative intent with respect to rural workforce training and development; establishment of Rural Workforce Services Program.—In order that the state may achieve its full economic and social potential, consideration must be given to rural workforce training and development to enable those living in rural areas to develop their maximum capacities and participate productively in society. […]
446.42 – General Purpose of Rural Workforce Services Program.
446.42 General purpose of Rural Workforce Services Program.—A trained labor force is an essential ingredient for industrial as well as agricultural growth. Therefore, it shall be the general responsibility of the Rural Workforce Services Program to provide rural business and potential rural businesses with the employment and workforce training services and resources necessary to train and […]
446.43 – Scope and Coverage of Rural Workforce Services Program.
446.43 Scope and coverage of Rural Workforce Services Program.—The scope of the area to be covered by the Rural Workforce Services Program will include all counties of the state not classified as standard metropolitan statistical areas (SMSA) by the United States Department of Labor Manpower Administration. Florida’s designated SMSA labor areas include: Broward, Miami-Dade, Duval, Escambia, […]
446.44 – Duties of Rural Workforce Services Program.
446.44 Duties of Rural Workforce Services Program.—It shall be the direct responsibility of the Rural Workforce Services Program to promote and deliver employment and workforce services and resources to the rural undeveloped and underdeveloped counties of the state in an effort to: (1) Slow down out-migration of untrained rural residents to the state’s overcrowded large metropolitan centers. […]