O.C.G.A. § 34-6-8 (2019)
Payment of charges by carriers or shippers for movement of motor vehicles to or by rail facilities; receipt by labor organizations of such payments; penalties
(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘labor organization’’ means any organization of any kind or any agency or employee representation committee or plan in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any carrier or shipper of property or any association of carriers or shippers to agree to pay or to pay to or for the benefit of a labor organization, directly or indirectly, any charge by reason of the placing upon, delivery to, or movement by rail or by railroad car of a motor vehicle, trailer, or container which is also capable of being moved or propelled upon the highways.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any labor organization to accept or receive from any carrier or shipper of property, or any association of such carriers or shippers, any payment described in subsection (b) of this Code section.
(d) Any corporation, association, organization, or person who agrees to pay, or who does pay, or who agrees to receive, or who does receive, any payment described in subsection (b) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each act of violation and each day during which such an agreement remains in effect shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
History
(Ga. L. 1962, p. 448, §§ 1-4.)
Annotations
Cross references. - Punishment for misdemeanors generally, § 17-10-3. RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 48 Am. Jur. 2d, Labor and Labor Relations, § 34 et seq. C.J.S. - 51 C.J.S., Labor Relations,
§§ 69 et seq., 92. 51A C.J.S., Labor Relations, §§ 340 et seq., 522, 556 et seq.
ARTICLE 2 MEMBERSHIP IN LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
Law reviews. - For article, ‘‘State Court Injunctions in Labor Disputes,’’ see 10 Ga. St. B. J. 559 (1974). For article,
‘‘Georgia’s Right-to-Work Laws: Their Meaning and Effect,’’ see 13 Ga. St. B. J. 164 (1977).
RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR. - Attempt to unionize employees under contract not to join union, as wrong to employer, 26 ALR 158; 63 ALR 198. Validity of stipulation in contract of employment against connection with labor union or employers’ association, and power of Legislature to prohibit such contract, 68 ALR 1267. Validity and construction of contract by labor unions to continue salary or wages in whole or part or pay benefits if other party loses employment or position because of joining union, 114 ALR 1300; 125 ALR 1260. Validity, construction, and application of statute or ordinance regarding solicitation of persons to join an organization or society or to pay membership fees or dues, 144 ALR 1346; 167 ALR 697; 167 ALR 697.
Disproportionate treatment of union and nonunion workers, or of workers belonging to different unions, as factor in determining charge of unfair labor practices under National Labor Relations Act, 153 ALR 841. Notice of meeting of voluntary association, 167 ALR 1233. What constitutes ‘‘financial or other support’’ within 29 U.S.C. § 158(a)(2) making such support of a union an unfair labor practice, 10 ALR2d 861. Effect of Taft-Hartley Act exclusion of supervisors as employees under National Labor Relations Act, 40 ALR2d 415. Unfair labor practices: discrimination between union members and nonmembers as to wage increases, vacations, and the like, 41 ALR2d 654.