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Your Legal
Rights
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.
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Under the National
Labor Relations Act (NLRA) you have the legal right to form a union in your
workplace.
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 ....."
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Section 7 gives you the right to:
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Attend meetings to
discuss joining a union.
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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.)
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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.)
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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...."
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Section 8(a) makes it illegal for the Company to:
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Threaten to or actually
fire, lay off, discipline, harass, transfer, or reassign employees because
they support the union.
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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.
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Shut down the worksite or take away any benefits
or privileges employees already enjoy in order to discourage union activity.
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Promise employees a pay increase, promotion,
benefits, or special favors if they oppose the union.
The NLRB provided guidelines to the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
A Guide to Basic Law and Procedure Under the NLRA
Summary of the National Labor Relations Act
Representation Cases -
Or, how the organizing process occurs
Unfair Labor Practices
- How the NLRB enforces the Act.
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