2025 Session
Last amended: 1947 session
§ 179.39 — Sections Not Applicable
Plain-Language Summary
The anti-injunction provisions in sections 185.02 through 185.19 do not apply to hospital strikes or lockouts. Courts can issue injunctions to stop threatened or actual strikes, work stoppages, or lockouts at charitable hospitals.
179.39 SECTIONS NOT APPLICABLE.
The provisions of Minnesota Statutes 1945, sections 185.02 to 185.19, shall not apply in the case of a threatened or existing strike or other work stoppage by hospital employees or in the case of a lockout by a charitable hospital, and such threatened or existing strike or other work stoppage or lockout may be enjoined by a court of equity.
History:
History: History:
1947 c 335 s 5
Practical Notes
This makes it easier for hospitals to get court orders to stop illegal strikes. Unlike other labor disputes, where anti-injunction laws provide some protection for workers, hospital work stoppages can be quickly enjoined by a court of equity.