Know Your Rights

ACCORDING TO U.S. LAW - MANAGEMENT CANNOT:

  • Threaten or coerce employees in order to discourage support for the union.
  • Spy on union activities.
  • Ask you about your union activities and opinion.
  • Fire, transfer or demote employees for union activities.
  • Threaten to close the facility if the union is voted in.
  • Bribe the employees to vote against the union.
  • Deny employees the right to vote for the union. 

 

YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE LAW

"Employees shall  have the right to self-organization, to form, join or assist labor organizations (unions) to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing..."

                  National Labor Relations Act, Sec. 7

      The United States government guarantees your absolute right to;

  • Help form or join a union.
  • Bargain over wages, benefits, and working conditions with your employer.
  • Wear union buttons, T-shirts, stickers, or other items on the job.
  • Attend meetings to discuss joining a union.
  • Talk about the union during work time, as long as it doesn’t interfere with work.
  • Distribute union literature, on lunch or on breaks, on or off the company property.