2020 Code of Alabama
Title 39 - Public Works.
Chapter 8 - Fair and Open Competition in Governmental Construction Act.
Section 39-8-8 - Applicability of Chapter.
Section 39-8-8
Applicability of chapter.
(a) The requirements of this chapter shall not apply to public construction contracts executed before June 1, 2014.
(b) This chapter does not do any of the following:
(1) Prohibit employers or other parties from entering into agreements or engaging in any other activity protected by the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. Sections 151 to 169.
(2) Interfere with labor relations of parties that are left unregulated under the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. Sections 151 to 169.
(3) Prohibit a public agency from awarding a public contract, grant, tax abatement, or tax credit to a private owner, bidder, contractor, or subcontractor who enters into or who is a party to an agreement with a collective bargaining organization, if being or becoming a party or adhering to an agreement with a collective bargaining organization is not a condition for award of the public contract, grant, tax abatement, or tax credit, and if the public agency does not discriminate against a private owner, bidder, contractor, or subcontractor in the awarding of that grant, tax abatement, or tax credit based upon the status as being or becoming, or the willingness or refusal to become, a party to an agreement with a collective bargaining organization.
(Act 2014-107, p. 180, §8.)
