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FACT SHEET

The Law Says

 

THE LAW says that YOU have the RIGHT to organize into a union of your own choice. It gives YOU the right to vote for union representation in a secret, government-supervised ballot.

Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) you have the legal right to form a union in your workplace.  The NLRA says:

Section 7 (U.S. Code Title 29, Chapter 7, § 157): "Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining ....."

Section 7 gives you the right to:

·          Attend meetings to discuss joining a union.

·        Read, distribute, and discuss union literature (as long as you do this in non work area during non-work times, such as during breaks or lunch hours.)

·         Wear union buttons, T-shirts, stickers, hats, or other items on the job (providing you can wear non-union related items.  The company cannot discriminate because it relates to union.)

Section 8(a) (U.S. Code Title 29, Chapter 7, § 158a):  "It shall be an unfair labor practice for an employer .... to interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in Section 7 of this title...."

Section 8(a) makes it illegal for the Company to:

·          Threaten to or actually fire, lay off, discipline, harass, transfer, or reassign employees because they support the union.

·         Favor employees who don't support the union over those who do in promotions, job assignments, wages, hours, enforcement of rules, or any other working condition.

·          Shut down the worksite or take away any benefits or privileges employees already enjoy in order to discourage union activity.

·         Promise employees a pay increase, promotion, benefits, or special favors if they oppose the union.



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