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O.C.G.A. § 34-6-3 (2019)

Unlawful assemblages near site of labor dispute

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It shall be unlawful for any person, acting in concert with one or more other persons, to assemble at or near any place where a labor dispute exists and by force, intimidation, violence, or threats thereof to prevent or attempt to prevent any person from engaging in any lawful vocation or for any person acting either by himself, or as a member of any group or organization or acting in concert with one or more other persons to promote, encourage, or aid any such unlawful assemblage.

History

(Ga. L. 1947, p. 620, § 2.)

Annotations

Cross references. - Freedom of assembly, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. IX.

Law reviews. - For article, "State Court Injunctions in Labor Disputes," see 10 Ga. St. B. J. 559 (1974).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Staging locations for pickets upheld. - Trial court's order placing conditions on the use of a staging location for pickets, designed to control the potential for violence and traffic impediments, was held not to be an abuse of discretion. Union Camp Corp. v. Savannah Bldg. Trades Council, 257 Ga. 518, 361 S.E.2d 178 (1987).

Cited in Fleming v. Terminal Transp. Co., 222 Ga. 583, 151 S.E.2d 137 (1966).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d. - 44B Am. Jur. 2d, Interference, § 44. 48B Am. Jur. 2d, Labor and Labor Relations, § 2580 et seq.

C.J.S. - 51A C.J.S., Labor Relations, §§ 445, 464, 468 et seq.

ALR. - The boycott as a weapon in industrial disputes, 32 A.L.R. 779; 116 A.L.R. 484.

Parades by strikers, 47 A.L.R. 753.

Validity of statute or ordinance against picketing, 125 A.L.R. 963; 130 A.L.R. 1303.

Right of labor union to strike, picket, or impose boycott to compel payment by employer of fine or other penalty, 32 A.L.R.2d 342.

Liability, under statute, of labor union or its membership for torts committed in connection with primary labor activities - state cases, 85 A.L.R.4th 979.

Construction of Freedom of Speech and Assembly Provisions of § 101(a)(2) of Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C.S. § 411(a)(2)), included in Bill of Rights of Member of Labor Organizations, 143 A.L.R. Fed. 1

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1987–1987 · leading case: Union Camp Corp. v. Savannah Bldg. Trades Council, 361 S.E.2d 178 (Ga. 1987).
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Union Camp Corp. v. Savannah Bldg. Trades Council, 361 S.E.2d 178 (Ga. 1987). · cites it 2× “These statutes prohibit, inter alia, the use of violence and intimidation to prevent one from engaging in employment at a place where a labor dispute exists, OCGA § 34-6-3, and the use of mass picketing to obstruct traffic at the site of a labor dispute, OCGA § 34-6-5.”
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