Florida Statute 447.01 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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 and industrial enterprise, it is the sense of the Legislature that such organizations affect the public interest and are charged with a public use. The working person, unionist or nonunionist, must be protected. The right to work is the right to live.

(2) It is here now declared to be the policy of the state, in the exercise of its sovereign constitutional police power, to regulate the activities and affairs of labor unions, their officers, agents, organizers and other representatives, in the manner, and to the extent hereafter set forth.

History.—s. 1, ch. 21968, 1943; s. 147, ch. 97-103.

Note.—Former s. 481.01.

Cases Citing F.S. 447.01

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·Sheetmetal Workers'int. Ass'n v. Florida H. & P., Inc., 230 So. 2d 154 (Fla. 1970).
Cited 2 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 73 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2239
...utes, even though activities may be covered by federal legislation; this field represents a second exception to the doctrine of exclusive jurisdiction in the National Labor Relations Board. Declaration of Rights, Sec. 12, Fla. Const. (1885), F.S.A.; § 447.01 (1) F.S.A.; Schermerhorn v....
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Cited as authorityMaxwell (1976)
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·Fontainebleau Hotel Corp. v. Hotel Employees Union, 92 So. 2d 415 (Fla. 1957).
Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida
...Petitioner first contends that respondents did not represent its employees, that petitioner was not notified of any labor grievance prior to the picketing, nor was it given the object to be accomplished by the picketing or a reasonable time to accept or reject the union demands. Sections 447.01(1, 2), 447.03 and 447.09(3, 4, 11), Florida Statutes 1955, F.S.A., are relied upon to support petitioner's grounds for relief. Section 447.01(1, 2) is a statement of policy with reference to the regulation of labor unions, their agents, employees and other representatives....
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Cited as authority(citing case) (1960)
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·Hescom, Inc. v. Stalvey, 155 So. 2d 3 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1963).
Cited 1 times | Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 53 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2866, 1963 Fla. App. LEXIS 3363
...Fontainebleau Hotel Corp. v. Hotel Employees Union (Fla.1957), 92 So.2d 415 . . Stornaris v. Certain Picketers etc., et al. (Fla.1950), 46 So.2d 387 . . Treasure, Inc. v. Hotel and Restaurant Employees and Bartenders’ Union (Fla.1954), 72 So.2d 670 . . F.S. Section 447.01, F.S.A....
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OverruledKitchens (1965)
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Am. Fed'n of Musicians, Local 806 v. City of West Palm Beach, 179 So. 2d 134 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1965).
Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 60 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2209, 1965 Fla. App. LEXIS 3735
...anizations, and thus the law of Florida recognizes the legal and business responsibilities and activities of labor organizations such as that of the plaintiff herein.” The chancellor then found that plaintiff was not entitled to injunctive relief. Section 447.01, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., in the chapter titled “Labor Organizations,” prescribes the state policy to regulate, to the extent thereafter set forth, the activities and affairs of labor unions, their officers, agents, organizers, an...

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Cases Citing F.S. 447.01

·Sheetmetal Workers'int. Ass'n v. Florida H. & P., Inc., 230 So. 2d 154 (Fla. 1970).

·Fontainebleau Hotel Corp. v. Hotel Employees Union, 92 So. 2d 415 (Fla. 1957).

·Hescom, Inc. v. Stalvey, 155 So. 2d 3 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1963).

Am. Fed'n of Musicians, Local 806 v. City of West Palm Beach, 179 So. 2d 134 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1965).