California Proposition 14, Agricultural Labor Relations Board Initiative (1976)
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| Topic Agriculture policy and Labor and unions |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
California Proposition 14 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 2, 1976. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported this initiative to: • allow union organizers to enter places of employment to campaign for elections; • appoint new members to the Agricultural Labor Relations Board; • allow the board to conduct hearings and make determinations about unfair labor practices and require payments for violations; and • direct the legislature to provide sufficient funds to allow the Agricultural Labor Relations Board to fulfill specific responsibilities. |
A “no” vote opposed this initiative to: • allow union organizers to enter places of employment to campaign for elections; • appoint new members to the Agricultural Labor Relations Board; • allow the board to conduct hearings and make determinations about unfair labor practices and require payments for violations; and • direct the legislature to provide sufficient funds to allow the Agricultural Labor Relations Board to fulfill specific responsibilities. |
Election results
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California Proposition 14 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 2,915,981 | 37.83% | ||
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4,791,966 | 62.17% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 14 was as follows:
| “ | Agricultural Labor Relations. Initiative Statute. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Repeals Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975; reenacts as Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1976. Makes technical amendments to maintain status quo under 1975 Act, except requires new appointments to Agricultural Labor Relations Board. Additional amendments require: access for union organizers to property of employers for certain periods; minimum of 50% of employees to petition for decertification of union; Legislature to provide appropriations necessary to carry out the Act; Board to provide employer-supplied lists of agricultural employees to persons involved in elections. Permits Board to award treble damages for unfair labor practices. Financial impact: Proposition would result in minor, if any, increased costs to the state. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 5 percent. For initiated statutes filed in 1976, at least 312,404 valid signatures were required.
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Footnotes
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