Senate committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.

Adds definition of “obstruction” in GS 95-260, which is a deliberate or sustained physical blockage of the entrance or exit and causes disruption to operations or public safety.

Specifies in GS 95-271(d) that nothing in the new Article 23 applies to peaceful demonstrations, informational picketing, or labor activity protected by the National Labor Relations Act or the North Carolina Constitution, as long as the activities do not include violence, threats, or intentional obstruction of a place of employment’s access points.