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Originally Posted by stevo
What illegal anti-union practices might these be? just wondering because I didn't know it was illegal to be anti union
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Federal labor law charges have been filed on behalf of Wal-Mart workers in 25 states. From 1998 through 2003 the
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has filed more than 45 complaints accusing Wal-Mart managers in more than two dozen stores of illegal practices, including improperly firing union supporters, intimidating workers, and threatening to deny bonuses if workers unionized. Of those, the board found illegal practices in ten cases; eight cases were settled, and the rest are pending"
In case you are not familiar with the NLRB:
The National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1935 to administer the National Labor Relations Act, the primary law governing relations between unions and employers in the private sector. The statute guarantees the right of employees to organize and to bargain collectively with their employers or to refrain from all such activity. Generally applying to all employers involved in interstate commerce--other than airlines, railroads, agriculture, and government--the Act implements the national labor policy of assuring free choice and encouraging collective bargaining as a means of maintaining industrial peace.
I am not saying Wal-Mart must unionize. I am not that gung-ho union. I own a non-union made Honda Accord; I fly non-union Jet Blue. But I am gung-ho that companies and workers both abide by federal labor laws.