34-20-1. Declaration of policy.
The public policy of the state as to employment relations and collective bargaining in the
furtherance of which this chapter is enacted, is declared to be as follows:
(1) It recognizes that there are three major interests involved, namely: that of the public,
the employee, and the employer. These three interests are to a considerable extent interrelated. It
is the policy of the state to protect and promote each of these interests with due regard to the
situation and to the rights of the others.
(2) Industrial peace, regular and adequate income for the employee, and uninterrupted
production of goods and services are promotive of all of these interests. They are largely
dependent upon the maintenance of fair, friendly, and mutually satisfactory employment relations
and the availability of suitable machinery for the peaceful adjustment of whatever controversies
may arise. It is recognized that certain employers, including farmers and farmer cooperatives, in
addition to their general employer problems, face special problems arising from perishable
commodities and seasonal production which require adequate consideration. It is also recognized
that whatever may be the rights of disputants with respect to each other in any controversy
regarding employment relations, they should not be permitted in the conduct of their controversy
to intrude directly into the primary rights of third parties to earn a livelihood, transact business,
and engage in the ordinary affairs of life by any lawful means and free from molestation,
interference, restraint, or coercion.
(3) Negotiation of terms and conditions of work should result from voluntary agreement
between employer and employee. For the purpose of such negotiation an employee has the right,
if he desires, to associate with others in organizing and bargaining collectively through
representatives of his own choosing, without intimidation or coercion from any source.
(4) It is the policy of the state, in order to preserve and promote the interests of the public,
the employee, and the employer alike, to establish standards of fair conduct in employment
relations and to provide a convenient, expeditious and impartial tribunal by which these interests
may have their respective rights and obligations adjudicated.
Enacted by Chapter 85, 1969 General Session
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