§ 534-l. Suspension or acceptance of applications for inclusion in the\nlongshore workers' register; exceptions. 1. The commission shall have\nthe power to make determinations to suspend the acceptance of\napplications for inclusion in the longshore workers' register for such\nperiods of time as the commission may from time to time establish and,\nafter any such period of suspension, the commission shall have the power\nto make determinations to accept applications for such period of time as\nthe commission may establish or in such number as the commission may\ndetermine, or both. Such determinations to suspend or accept\napplications shall be made by the commission: (a) on its own initiative\nwhen it determines that continued acceptance of applications for\ninclusion in the longshore workers' register will violate the standards\nset forth in subdivision two of this section; or (b) upon the joint\nrecommendation in writing of stevedores and other employers of longshore\nworkers in the port of New York district in this state, acting through\ntheir representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with a\nlabor organization representing such longshore workers in such district\nand such labor organization; or (c) upon the petition in writing of a\nstevedore or another employer of longshore workers in the port of New\nYork district in this state which does not have a representative for the\npurpose of collective bargaining with a labor organization representing\nsuch longshore workers. The commission shall have the power to accept or\nreject such joint recommendation or petition. All joint recommendations\nor petitions filed for the acceptance of applications with the\ncommission for inclusion in the longshore workers' register shall\ninclude:\n (i) the number of employees requested;\n (ii) the category or categories of employees requested;\n (iii) a detailed statement setting forth the reasons for such joint\nrecommendation or petition;\n (iv) in cases where a joint recommendation is made under this section,\nthe collective bargaining representative of stevedores and other\nemployers of longshore workers in the port of New York district in this\nstate and the labor organization representing such longshore workers\nshall provide the allocation of the number of persons to be sponsored by\neach employer of longshore workers in the port of New York district in\nthis state; and\n (v) any other information requested by the commission.\n 2. In administering the provisions of this section, the commission\nshall observe the following standards:\n (a) To encourage as far as practicable the regularization of the\nemployment of longshore workers;\n (b) To bring the number of eligible longshore workers into balance\nwith the demand for longshore workers' services within the port of New\nYork district in this state without reducing the number of eligible\nlongshore workers below that necessary to meet the requirements of\nlongshore workers in the port of New York district in this state;\n (c) To encourage the mobility and full utilization of the existing\nwork force of longshore workers;\n (d) To protect the job security of the existing work force of\nlongshore workers by considering the wages and employment benefits of\nprospective registrants;\n (e) To eliminate oppressive, unlawful, discriminatory, and corrupt\nhiring practices injurious to waterfront labor and waterborne commerce\nin the port of New York district in this state, including, but not\nlimited to, those oppressive, unlawful, discriminatory, and corrupt\nhiring practices that may result from either a surplus or shortage of\nwaterfront labor;\n (f) To consider the effect of technological change and automation and\nsuch other economic data and facts as are relevant to a proper\ndetermination; and\n (g) To protect the public interest of this state.\n 3. (a) In observing the foregoing standards and before determining to\nsuspend or accept applications for inclusi
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