Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §964, sub-§1, ¶F, as enacted by PL 1969, c. 424, §1, is amended to read;

F. Blacklisting of any employee organization or its members for the purpose of denying them employment.; and

Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §964, sub-§1, ¶G is enacted to read:

G.__Refusing to honor the terms and conditions of an expired collective bargaining agreement that remain in effect pursuant to section 964-A.

Sec. 3. 26 MRSA §964, sub-§2, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1969, c. 424, §1, is amended to read:

C. Engaging in:

(1) A work stoppage;

(2) A slowdown;

(3) A strike; or

(4) The blacklisting of any public employer for the purpose of preventing it from filling employee vacancies.; and

Sec. 4. 26 MRSA §964, sub-§2, ¶D is enacted to read:

D.__Refusing to honor the terms and conditions of an expired collective bargaining agreement that remain in effect pursuant to section 964-A.

Sec. 5. 26 MRSA §964-A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 773, §1 and affected by §7, is amended to read:

§964-A. Continuation of terms and conditions

If a contract between a public employer and a bargaining agent expires prior to the parties' agreement on a new contract, the grievance arbitration provisions terms and conditions of the expired contract pertaining to disciplinary action remain in effect until the parties execute a new contract.

Sec. 6. 26 MRSA §979-C, sub-§1, ¶F, as enacted by PL 1973, c. 774, is amended to read: