§ 34-08-01 — Definitions

In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:
1. A "case" must be held to involve or to grow out of a labor dispute when such case
involves persons who are engaged in the same industry, trade, craft, or occupation, or
who have a direct or indirect interest therein, or who are employees of the same
employer or who are members of the same or of an affiliated organization of
employers or employees, whether such dispute is:
a. Between one or more employers or associations of employers, and one or more
employees or associations of employees.
b. Between one or more employers or associations of employers, and one or more
employers or associations of employers.
c. Between one or more employees or associations of employees, and one or more
employees or associations of employees; or when such case involves any
conflicting or competing interests of persons participating or interested in a labor
dispute.
2. "Labor dispute" includes any controversy concerning terms or conditions of
employment or concerning the association or representation of persons in negotiating,
fixing, maintaining, changing, or seeking to arrange terms or conditions of employment
whether or not the disputants stand in the proximate relationship of employer and
employee.
3. A "person" or "association" must be held to be a person or association participating or
interested in a labor dispute if relief is sought against the person or association and if
the person or association:
a. Is engaged in the same industry, trade, craft, or occupation in which such dispute
occurs;
b. Has a direct or indirect interest in such dispute; or
c. Is a member, officer, or agent of any association composed in whole or in part of
employers or employees engaged in the trade, industry, craft, or occupation in
which such dispute occurs.
4. "Strike" means the temporary stoppage of work by the concerted action of two or more
employees as a result of a labor dispute.