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Proposed Changes to the Maine Strikebreaker Statutes Updated through the 130th Legislature Introduction Maine's anti-strikebreaker laws were enacted in 1966 and codified in 26 MRS §§851-856. They have not been amended. This legislative history includes proposed changes to these laws. It does not include legislation related to 26 MRS §595, which relates to the hiring of workers during a labor dispute. If you need assistance with other statutes, please contact a Law Librarian.

Session Law / LD:   Session Law / LD PL 1965, c. 189 113th LD 842 (113th Legis. 1987) 113th LD 1690 (113th Legis. 1987) 113th LD 1919 (113th Legis. 1987) 113th LD 2124 (113th Legis. 1988) 113th LD 2255 (113th Legis. 1988) 113th LD 2531 (113th Legis. 1988) 114th LD 404 (114th Legis. 1989) 114th LD 715 (114th Legis. 1989) 114th LD 753 (114th Legis. 1989) 114th LD 905 (114th Legis. 1989) 114th LD 1756 (114th Legis. 1989) Res. 1991, c. 53 115th LD 875 (115th Legis. 1991) 117th LD 316 (117th Legis. 1995) 117th LD 686 (117th Legis. 1995) 118th LD 113 (118th Legis. 1997) 119th LD 1046 (119th Legis. 1999) 121st LD 71 (121st Legis. 2003) 122nd LD 485 (122nd Legis. 2005)

Year	LD	Amendments	Final Disposition	Legislative Record Debate & Remarks	Other Documents & News Clips	Full LD History
1965	LD 816 An Act Prohibiting Employment of Professional Strikebreakers to Replace Employees Involved in Labor Disputes	Enacted with amendments: S-80 S-101	PL 1965, c. 189	No debate.	N/A	N/A
1987	LD 842 An Act to Provide Civil Enforcement of the Anti-strikebreaker Law to Encourage the Settlement and Peaceful Resolution of Labor Disputes OTP-ND: LD 1690	Proposed amendment: H-211	Veto sustained	House, June 1, 1987 p. 1159-1161 Senate, June 3, 1987 p. 1266 House, June 8, 1987 p. 1349-1350 House, June 30, 1987 p. 1843-1844 House, June 30, 1987 p. 1846-1848 House, June 30, 1987 p. 1848-1851 House, June 30, 1987 p. 1851-1854 House, June 30, 1987 p. 1863 House, January 12, 1988 p. 34 Senate, May 4, 1988 p. 1272	Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1987	LD 1919 An Act to Encourage Prompt and Peaceful Settlements of Labor Disputes	Proposed amendments: H-435 H-436	Veto sustained	House, November 20, 1987 p. 69-73 House, November 20, 1987 p. 74 Senate, November 20, 1987 p. 80 House, January 7, 1988 p. 19-23 House, January 12, 1988 p. 34 House, January 19, 1988 p. 71 House, January 20, 1988 p. 80-83 Senate, May 4, 1988 p. 1272	Committee Files:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1988	LD 2124 An Act to Prohibit Strikebreaking Activity	N/A	ONTP	House, March 18, 1988 p. 468-469 House, April 19, 1988 p. 1062-1063 Senate, April 19, 1988 p. 1171 Senate, May 4, 1988 p. 1273	Committee Files:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1988	LD 2255 An Act to Promote the Prompt and Peaceful Settlement of Labor Disputes OTP-ND: LD 2531	Proposed amendment: H-777	Veto sustained	Senate, March 16, 1988 p. 429-430 House, March 17, 1988 p. 445-446 Senate, April 20, 1988 p. 1194 Senate, May 4, 1988 p. 1272-1273	Committee Files:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1989	LD 404 An Act to Reduce the Potential for Violence During Labor Disputes	Proposed amendments: H-417 S-262	Veto sustained	House, June 8, 1989 p. 1164-1166 Senate, June 12, 1989 p. 1290-1291 Senate, June 13, 1989 p. 1340-1341 House, June 16, 1989 p. 1444-1445 House, June 30, 1989 p. 1804-1805	Committee Files:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1989	LD 715 Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Study the Use of Professional Strikebreakers	Proposed amendment: H-548	Indefinitely postponed	No debate.	Committee Files:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1989	LD 753 An Act to Promote the Prompt and Peaceful Settlement of Labor Disputes	N/A	Indefinitely postponed	No debate.	Committee Files:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1989	LD 905 An Act to Require a 90-day Delay in the Hiring of Replacement Workers during a Labor Dispute OTP-ND: LD 1756	N/A	Veto sustained	House, June 30, 1989 p. 1782-1784	Committee Files:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1991	LD 199 Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Study the Use of Professional Strikebreakers	Enacted with amendments: H-185 S-421	Res. 1991, c. 53	No debate.	Committee Files:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1991	LD 875 An Act to Prevent Striking Workers from Being Permanently Replaced by Strikebreakers	Proposed amendment: H-324	Died on adjournment	House, May 20, 1991 p. H-800 House, May 22, 1991 p. H-835-H-836 Senate, May 23, 1991 p. S-866-S-867 House, May 28, 1991 p. H-862-H-863	Committee Files:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1995	LD 316 An Act to Forbid an Employer from Hiring Replacement Workers during a Strike	Proposed amendments: H-310 S-221 H-389	Died between houses	House, June 1, 1995 p. H-828-H-829 House, June 1, 1995 p. H-829-H-832 Senate, June 6, 1995 p. S-990-S-992 House, June 15, 1995 p. H-1063-H-1064	Committee Files:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1995	LD 686 An Act to Prohibit the Employment of Professional Strikebreakers	Proposed amendment: H-312	Died between houses	House, June 1, 1995 p. H-832-H-834 Senate, June 6, 1995 p. S-992-S-996	Committee Files:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1997	LD 113 An Act to Prohibit the Employment of Professional Strikebreakers	N/A	Veto sustained	House, April 16, 1997 p. H-503 Senate, May 5, 1997 p. S-701-S-702 House, May 19,  1997 p. H-893-H-895 House, May 20, 1997 p. H-969-H-970	Committee Files:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1999	LD 1046 An Act to Prohibit the Employment of Professional Strikebreakers	Proposed amendment: H-484	Veto sustained	House, May 12, 1999 p. H-992-H-996 House, June 1, 1999 p. H-1481	Committee Files:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2003	LD 71 An Act to Ban Strikebreakers	Proposed amendment: H-92	ONTP	No debate.	Committee Files:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2005	LD 485 An Act To Prohibit Permanent Replacement Workers	N/A	ONTP	No debate.	Committee Files:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Court Opinion:  NLRB v. Mackay Radio & Tel. Co., 304 U.S. 333 (1938)	Yes