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COMITE ORGANIZADOR v. MOLINELLI

114 N.J. 87 (1989)

552 A.2d 1003

COMITE ORGANIZADOR DE TRABAJADORES AGRICOLAS (COTA) (AGRICULTURAL WORKERS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE), ANGEL SANTIAGO NATAL, ALEXANDRO MALDONADO, JOSE QUILES RIVERA AND RAMON SANTIAGO, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. KARL MOLINELLI, TRADING AS MOLINELLI FARMS, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided February 2, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Katz argued the cause for appellants (Tomar, Seliger, Simonoff, Adourian & O'Brien, attorneys; Robert F. Williams, of counsel).

Jerald R. Cureton argued the cause for respondent (Blank, Rome, Comisky & McCauley, attorneys; Jerald R. Cureton, Paul A. Tufano, and Anne E. Covey, on the briefs).

Richard E. Shapiro, Director, Division of Public Interest Advocacy, argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey Department of the Public Advocate (Alfred A. Slocum, Public Advocate, attorney; Jose L. Fernandez, on the brief).

Jose L. Fernandez submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Tomas Rosa.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by GARIBALDI, J.

Article I, paragraph 19 of the New Jersey Constitution of 1947 provides in part that "[p]ersons in private employment shall have the right to organize and bargain collectively...."1 This appeal concerns the rights and remedies available to migrant farm workers under this constitutional provision. The union activities of farm workers are not...

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