Section 5A. In the case of a person engaged in agriculture, as hereinafter defined, and having a permanent hired work force of more than four agricultural workers who are not members of his family, the provisions of section five shall apply; provided that only the employer unit shall be deemed appropriate for collective bargaining purposes; and provided further that nothing in this section nor in said section five shall be construed as constituting authority for any action or proceeding to nullify, amend or otherwise modify any contract or agreement, or any provision thereof, which is reached by any such person for the seasonal employment of agricultural workers with the official sanction either of the government of any territorial possession of the United States or of the United States department of labor. As used in this section, the term ''agriculture'' includes horticulture, floriculture and any other commercial enterprise involving the production of food or fiber.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XXI - Labor and Industries
Chapter 150a - Labor Relations
Section 3 - Rights of Employees
Section 3a - Domestic Service Employee Defined; Violations; Discharge; Presumption; Damages; Costs
Section 4 - Unfair Labor Practices by Employers
Section 4a - Unfair Labor Practices by Individuals or Labor Organizations
Section 4b - Refusal to Bargain Collectively With Employer
Section 4c - Health Care Facilities; Unfair Labor Practices by Employers or Employees
Section 5a - Agricultural Workers; Representatives
Section 6 - Prevention of Unfair Labor Practices; Powers of Commission; Proceedings; Judicial Review
Section 6b - Review of Order of Commission
Section 6c - Payment of Dues and Assessments During Disciplinary and Legal Proceedings
Section 8 - Interference With Member or Agent of Commission
Section 9a - Grievances or Disputes Between Health Care Facilities and Nurses
Section 10 - Conflict of Laws; Federal Statutes and Regulations