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Arkansas Labor Rights, Proposed Amendment 59 (1976)

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The Arkansas Labor Rights Proposed Amendment, also known as Proposed Amendment 59, was on the ballot in Arkansas on November 2, 1976, as an initiated constitutional amendment. It was defeated. The measure would have amended the "Rights of Labor" amendment to exempt employees and employers from the labor laws under certain circumstances.[1][2]

Election results

Arkansas Proposed Amendment 59 (1976)
ResultVotesPercentage
Defeatedd No465,34364.41%
Yes257,11135.59%

Election results via: Arkansas Secretary of State

Text of measure

The question on the ballot:

An Amendment to Amendment No. 34. "Rights Of Labor," to the Constitution of Arkansas: to continue those provisions of Amendment No. 34 which prohibit denial of employment because of membership in, affiliation with, resignation from, or refusal to join a Labor Union, prohibit any contract which denies employment because of membership in, refusal to join, or resignation from a Labor Union, and prohibit compelling of the payment of Labor Organization Dues as a condition of employment; but to provide that the foregoing provisions shall not apply if three conditions are met:
(a) employees in an existing bargaining unit vote by secret ballot majority vote to remove then in an election conducted by an Arkansas State Agency,
(b) the affected employer agrees to contract for Labor Union membership as a condition of employment, and
(c) all employees may participate or not participate in Labor Union meetings and similar activities; to continue the enforcement power of the General Assembly; but to give the Arkansas Department of Labor (or department designated by the Governor) the power to establish rules and regulations for employee elections and to conduct such elections; and for other purposes.[2][3]

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  1. ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Initiatives and Amendments 1938-2010," accessed August 25, 2015
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, "Referenda Elections for Arkansas," accessed August 25, 2015
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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