YOUR LABOR UNION RIGHTS UNDER THE LAW

- Federal Law Guarantees Your Rights - 

• To organize a labor union and bargain collectively with your employer over wages, benefits, and working conditions.
• To attend union meetings to discuss forming a union.
• To discuss the union during work, at times when you are permitted to discuss other non-work issues.
• To wear union buttons or stickers at work.
• To read and distribute union literature (in non-work areas, during non- working times).
• To use your Weingarten Rights
• To sign a union card. Signing a union card is an important first step in securing representation. Union Authorization Card

EMPLOYER RESTRICTIONS

According to FEDERAL LAW an employer CANNOT:

• Fire, punish, intimidate, or coerce employees seeking to organize or join a labor union.
• Threaten to close the facility or lay off employees if they organize a union.
• Tell employees that unionization will take away benefits and privileges currently in place.
• Bribe employees to vote against the union, or promise other benefits or privileges in order to influence their vote.
• Ask about labor union activities, how employees intend to vote, or if they have signed a union card.

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