2025 Session
Last amended: 1984 session
§ 177.35 — Right of Collective Bargaining
Plain-Language Summary
Nothing in the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act takes away employees' right to form unions and bargain for better wages or working conditions than the minimum requirements in the law.
177.35 RIGHT OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
Nothing in sections 177.21 to 177.35 limits the right of employees to bargain collectively with their employers through representatives of their own choosing to establish wages or other conditions of work more favorable to the employees than those required by sections 177.21 to 177.35.
History:
1973 c 721 s 15; 1982 c 424 s 57; 1984 c 628 art 4 s 1
History: History: 1973 c 721 s 15; 1982 c 424 s 57; 1984 c 628 art 4 s 1
Practical Notes
This section makes clear that the minimum wage and overtime laws set a floor, not a ceiling. Unions can negotiate wages and benefits above the statutory minimums. The law does not limit collective bargaining rights.