Florida Statute 447.03 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXI
LABOR

Chapter 447
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS

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F.S. 447.03

447.03 Employees’ right of self-organization.—Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor unions or labor organizations or to refrain from such activity, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in concerted activities, for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection.

History.—s. 3, ch. 21968, 1943; s. 1, ch. 74-100.

Note.—Former s. 481.03.

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Total Results: 14

Pasco Cty. Sch. Bd. v. Florida Public Emp. Rel. Comm.

353 So. 2d 108, 96 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 3347

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 16, 1977 | Docket: 485186

Cited 70 times | Published

The special master was appointed pursuant to Section 447.03 to resolve an impasse resulting from the breakdown

Seitz v. Duval County School Bd.

366 So. 2d 119, 100 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2623

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 4, 1979 | Docket: 1655666

Cited 15 times | Published

action did not exist in 1976. PERC contends that F.S. 447.03 was applicable to this situation in 1976 through

Stevens v. Horne

325 So. 2d 459

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 12, 1975 | Docket: 1670816

Cited 14 times | Published

his legal rights, including those guaranteed in § 447.03, or to intimidate his family, picket his domicile

St. Joe Paper Company v. Gautreaux

180 So. 2d 668

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 7, 1965 | Docket: 1154759

Cited 13 times | Published

respecting Gautreaux's union activities, is Section 447.03, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., which provides:

Lord v. LOCAL UNION NO. 2088

481 F. Supp. 419, 103 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2695, 1979 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8274

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Nov 29, 1979 | Docket: 2242758

Cited 5 times | Published

the State of Florida,[1] as well as Fla.Stat. § 447.03[2] (hereinafter collectively referred to as "the

Reep v. Reep

565 So. 2d 814, 1990 WL 107816

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 31, 1990 | Docket: 1726027

Cited 3 times | Published

Hampshire. [4] See 29 U.S.C.A. § 163 (West 1978), § 447.03, Fla. Stat. (1989).

Seitz v. DUVAL CTY. SCH. BD.

346 So. 2d 644, 1977 Fla. App. LEXIS 16062

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 7, 1977 | Docket: 1410177

Cited 3 times | Published

activities for ... mutual aid or protection," Section 447.03, which Seitz urges includes the right of union

School Board of Marion Cty. v. Public Emp. Rel. Com'n

330 So. 2d 770, 92 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 3162

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 13, 1976 | Docket: 1798194

Cited 3 times | Published

provisions of PERA apply only to public employees. (F.S. 447.03, 447.201) According to F.S. 447.203(3), "`public

CANNERY, C., D., W. & A. EMP. v. Winter Haven Hosp., Inc.

279 So. 2d 23, 83 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2515

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 6, 1973 | Docket: 1522202

Cited 3 times | Published

collectively shall not be denied or abridged... ." Section 447.03 of the Florida Statutes, 1971, F.S.A., provides:

Adams v. Auchter Co.

339 So. 2d 623

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Aug 25, 1976 | Docket: 1436757

Cited 2 times | Published

legislatively as well as constitutionally. Fla. Stat. § 447.03, F.S.A. (1973) provides: "Employees shall have

Hescom, Inc. v. Stalvey

155 So. 2d 3, 53 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2866, 1963 Fla. App. LEXIS 3363

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 25, 1963 | Docket: 60213824

Cited 1 times | Published

670. . F.S. Section 447.01, F.S.A. ; F.S. Section 447.03, F.S.A. ; F.S. Section 447.09, F.S.A. ; F.S

Fontainebleau Hotel Corp. v. Hotel Employees Union

92 So. 2d 415

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 1, 1957 | Docket: 1389936

Cited 1 times | Published

agents, employees and other representatives. Section 447.03 guarantees laborers the right to organize and

Mobley v. Southern Plasma Corp.

366 So. 2d 480, 100 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2963, 1979 Fla. App. LEXIS 13958

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 11, 1979 | Docket: 64568046

Published

Article I, Section 6, Florida Constitution, and Section 447.03, Florida Statutes (1977). Appellants claimed

Treasure, Inc. v. Hotel & Restaurant Employees & Bartenders' Union, Local No. 133

72 So. 2d 670, 1954 Fla. LEXIS 1430, 34 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2141

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 14, 1954 | Docket: 64485545

Published

legal rights, including those guaranteed in F.S. § 447.03, F.S.A., which is as follows: “Employees shall