US Laws, Codes, Statutes & Cases

                                  TITLE  44
                                    LABOR
                                  CHAPTER 26
                         VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS ACT
    44-2602.  DEFINITIONS. (1) As used in this chapter the following terms
have the following meanings:
    (a)  "Ballot proposition" includes initiatives, referenda, proposed
    constitutional amendments, and any other items submitted to the voters for
    their approval or rejection.
    (b)  "Filing entity" means a candidate, officeholder, political
    committee,  political party, and each other entity required to report
    contributions under chapter 66, title 67, Idaho Code.
    (c)  "Fund" means the separate segregated fund established by a labor
    organization for political purposes according to the procedures and
    requirements of this chapter.
    (d)  (i)   "Labor organization" means any association or organization of
         employees, and any agency, employee representation committee, or plan
         in which employees participate that exists, in whole or in part, to
         advocate on behalf of employees about grievances, labor disputes,
         wages, rates of pay, hours of employment or conditions of employment.
         (ii)  Except as provided in subsection (1)(d)(iii) of this section,
         "labor organization" includes each employee association and union for
         employees of public and private sector employers.
         (iii) "Labor organization" does not include organizations governed by
         the national labor relations act, 29 U.S.C. section 151, et seq. or
         the railway labor act, 45 U.S.C. section 151, et seq.
    (e)  "Political activities" means electoral activities, independent
    expenditures, or expenditures made to any candidate, political party,
    political action committee or political issues committee or in support of
    or against any ballot measure.
    (f)  "Union dues" means dues, fees or other moneys required as a condition
    of membership in a labor organization.
    (2)  Other terms defined in chapter 66, title 67, Idaho Code, apply to
this chapter.