AGREEMENT WITH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ORGANIZATION

(a) In this section, "public work contract" means a contract for constructing, altering, or repairing a public building or carrying out or completing any public work. (b) An institution awarding a public work contract funded with state money, including the issuance of debt guaranteed by this state, may not: (1) prohibit, require, discourage, or encourage a person bidding on the public work contract, including a contractor or subcontractor, from entering into or adhering to an agreement with a collective bargaining organization relating to the project; or (2) discriminate against a person described by Subdivision (1) based on the person's involvement in the agreement, including the person's: (A) status or lack of status as a party to the agreement; or (B) willingness or refusal to enter into the agreement. (c) This section may not be construed to: (1) prohibit activity protected by the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. Section 151 et seq.), including entering into an agreement with a collective bargaining organization relating to the project; or (2) permit conduct prohibited under the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. Section 151 et seq.).