My dad used to remind me that every issue can be seen from different perspectives. 2023 has gotten a lot of attention from the media and allies of labor. It has also gotten a lot of attention from employers and their attorneys. DavisWrightTremaine, LLP provided a summary of 2023 with Non-Union Employers Face Triple Threat: Unfair Labor Practices, Unionization, and Bargaining Orders…
It should now be clear that employees across the country and across every industry group are looking to labor unions and confidently taking collective action to improve their wages, hours, and working conditions. And unions are eager to help.
The Law
The National Labor Relations Act (the Act) guarantees employees have the right to unionize, to join together to advance their interests as employees, and to refrain from such activity. Employers may not interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of their rights. For example, employers may not respond to a union organizing drive by
- Interrogating employees about who might be leading the organizing,
- Prohibiting employees’ discussion of unionization at the workplace,
- Threatening, explicitly or implicitly, that employees will suffer adverse consequences for unionizing, or
- Promising employees benefits if they abandon their unionizing campaign.
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