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the General Assembly have the power to exclude any
particular classes of einployees, as for instance, by
occupation, such as household workers or fanners or employers
of less than a certain number, one or two employees?
DELEGATE BOTHE: I think the legislature could
exclude any class it chose from the legislation. It
couldn't exclude them from the effect of the Constitution,
but it could pass legislation dealing with only parti-
cular kinds of employees that would not conflict with the
Constitution.
THE CHAIRMAN: That is what I wanted to clarify,
but you are saying the legislature could implement. It
could provide regulations with respect to collective bar-
gaining, but it could not deprive any particular class of
employees of the right to collective bargain?
DELEGATE BOTHE: That is right.
THE CHAIRMAN: One further question.
Would the power of the legislature under this
section extend to something like, for instance, provision
for compulsory arbitration between, in the case of very
large employers or anything of that sort?