What is an unfair labor practice by the union?
An unfair labor practice is an action by an employer or a union that violates the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Causing the employer to discriminate against employees. Refusing to bargain in good faith. Inducing strikes for forbidden reasons such as secondary boycotts.
How can unions use social media?
Social media allows workers to coordinate with national labor unions. This gives them access to experienced union organizers who can give them information regarding strategies and best practices. By connecting with national unions over social media, workers may also gain access to labor attorneys.
Are social media policies legal?
Social media policies can be unlawful. In 1935, Congress enacted the National Labor Relations Act to protect the rights of employees, encourage collective bargaining and curtail dangerous workplace policies.
Can employees talk about work on social media?
However, an employers’ social media policy is unlawful if it restricts an employee’s right to speak on workplace conditions, such as rate of pay or harassment in the office, or prohibits employees from whistleblowing about a company’s illegal activities.
Can employers control your social media?
Employers have the right to check the social media accounts of prospective and current employees. They also have the right to discipline or even fire a worker whose social media activity violates company policies.
How does a union get decertified by the NLRB?
At least 30% of your coworkers must sign cards or a petition asking the NLRB to conduct an election. Unless a majority of the votes cast in the election are in favor of union representation, the union will be decertified. Such elections are barred, however, for one year following the union’s certification by the NLRB.
Is the National Labor Relations Board protected by social media?
In its analysis, the Board majority applied settled Board law to social media and found that the Facebook conversation was concerted activity and was protected by the National Labor Relations Act.
What are the main points of the NLRB report?
The report underscored two main points regarding the NLRB and social media: Employer policies should not be so sweeping that they prohibit the kinds of activity protected by federal labor law, such as the discussion of wages or working conditions among employees.
When to file a petition for union decertification?
Employees may file a petition for decertification (RD) if they believe support for a union has diminished, after collecting signatures from at least 30% of workers in a unit. A majority of votes decides the outcome.