New York Consolidated Laws

N.Y. Labor Law § 700 (2026)

Findings and policy

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§ 700. Findings and policy. In the interpretation and application of
this article, and otherwise, it is hereby declared to be the public
policy of the state to encourage the practice and procedure of
collective bargaining, and to protect employees in the exercise of full
freedom of association, self-organization and designation of
representatives of their own choosing for the purposes of collective
bargaining, or other mutual aid and protection, free from the
interference, restraint or coercion of their employers.
  It is also hereby declared as the public policy of this state that the
best interests of the people of the state are served by the prevention
or prompt settlement of labor disputes and that the voluntary resolution
of such disputes will tend to promote permanent industrial peace and the
health, welfare, comfort and safety of the people of the state.
Representatives of employers and employees engaged in such disputes are
encouraged voluntarily to submit them to the agency created by this
article prior to engaging in a strike, lock-out or other cessation of
employment; and should participate fully and promptly in any meetings
which may be arranged by the agency for the purpose of resolving the
dispute.
  To carry out such policy, the necessity for the enactment of the
provisions of this article is hereby declared as a matter of legislative
determination.
  All the provisions of this article shall be liberally construed for
the accomplishment of this purpose.
  This article shall be deemed an exercise of the police power of the
state for the protection of the public welfare, prosperity, health and
peace of the people of the state.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1976–2025 · leading case: Image Carrier Corp. v. Abraham D. Beame, Mayor of New York City, the House of Lithography, Inc. v. Abraham D. Beame, Mayor of New York City, 567 F.2d 1197 (2d Cir. 1977).

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Image Carrier Corp. v. Abraham D. Beame, Mayor of New York City, the House of Lithography, Inc. v. Abraham D. Beame, Mayor of New York City, 567 F.2d 1197 (2d Cir. 1977). · cites it 2× “” N.Y. Labor Law § 700 (McKinney 1977). At least, that is what we read into the preamble to the Resolution insofar as it refers to lending “the greatest measure of and assistance during the present economic depression” to those citizens engaged in the printing industry.”

New York State Emp. Relations Bd. v. Christ the King Reg'l High Sch., 682 N.E.2d 960 (NY 1997). “On First Amendment grounds, under the Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses of the United States Constitution, appellant seeks an absolute, threshold exemption from the operation of the New York State Labor Relations Act (see, Labor Law § 700 et seq.). Appellant believes that…”

Comm. of Interns & Residents v. New York State Labor Relations Bd., 420 F. Supp. 826 (S.D.N.Y. 1976). “The state statutory scheme which is found in N.Y. Labor Law § 700 , et seq., is modeled after the federal Act, and has been administered by the State Board for more than 39 years and is generally regarded as being in pari materia with the federal Act.”

Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. Comm. of Interns & Residents, 426 F. Supp. 438 (S.D.N.Y. 1977). “1 Factual Background The question presented by this action is whether housestaff physicians, working and training in voluntary non-profit hospitals in New York State, may be covered under the New York State Labor Relations Act, Labor Law § 700 et seq. (McKinney’s 1965) (“SLRA”),…”

People v. McLeod, 150 Misc. 2d 606 (N.Y. City Crim. Ct. 1991). “(See, Labor Law § 700.) Moreover, it is rational for the Legislature to conclude that the sanctions of the Judiciary Law are sufficient to regulate labor picketers since labor picketers are generally organized, identifiable, and answerable to a union which is also subject to the…”

New York State Emp. Relations Bd. v. Christ the King Reg'l High Sch., 217 A.D.2d 701 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995). · cites it 2× “The appellant, Christ the King Regional High School, contends that the New York State Labor Relations Act (Labor Law § 700 et seq.) (hereinafter the Labor Relations Act), as applied to a religious school, violates the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.”

N.Y. State Vegetable Growers Ass'n, Inc. v. James (2d Cir. 2025). “2 N.Y. Lab. Law §§ 700–718, as amended by the Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act of July 17, 2019 (“FLFLPA”), ch.”

New York State Emp. Relations Bd. v. Christian Bros. Academy, 238 A.D.2d 28 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998). · cites it 2× “v Christ the King Regional High School ( 90 NY2d 244 ), the Court of Appeals considered the question of whether, as applied to religiously affiliated schools, the State Labor Relations Act (Labor Law § 700 et seq. [hereinafter the Act]) impermissibly burdens the free exercise of…”

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