Employees may take advantage of outside assistance, though. Signatures should be collected on non-work time and in non-work areas. It is important that the names of the union and the company be filled in before any signatures are collected.
An employer can only provide "ministerial assistance" to employees. The test is whether the business leader's actions had the "tendency … to interfere with the free exercise of the rights guaranteed to employees under the [National Labor Relations] Act. The key is for employers to provide high-quality training to managers. Those who represent your company directly to employees need to know what they can and cannot say. Sometimes a few words can make the difference between keeping or not keeping the union.
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Find Out Now. Leadership Development. Threats or coercion by union representatives are illegal and constitute an unfair labor practice. If the union tries to coerce you or your coworkers in any way, you should immediately report this to the NLRB and, if you want, to the company.
The NLRB has ruled, and the courts have upheld, that a union may not discriminate against a member for taking action to have the union decertified. An election is the legally accepted way to determine the desires of the employees in the unit on the subject of union representation. The federal government will see that your right to an election will be protected and that the election will be conducted fairly.
In addition, nobody will reveal the names on the petition that is submitted to the NLRB and the decertification election is conducted by secret ballot so neither the union nor the employer will know how any individual voted unless they choose to make their vote known.
You can learn more about deauthorization here. The undersigned employees of [Company Name Here] presently represented by the [Union Name and Local Number Here] no longer wish to be represented by a union.
We wish to have the National Labor Relations Board conduct an election since we believe that a majority of employees in our unit no longer wish to be represented by the above union. You can have signatures on more than one piece of paper, but you should have the text at the top of EACH PAGE of the petition so it is clear that every person signed a petition clearly describing its purpose.
Remind members that the dues they pay go directly toward organizing efforts to better the quality of life for them and their coworkers.
If a union gets decertified, over time, they would likely make less than if they had stayed unionized, including the amount they spent on union dues. Workers would lose their legal right to a collective voice when discussing conditions on the job with management. Any of the rights earned through previous contract negotiations would no longer be a given. They: cannot offer to help employees initiate the decertification process. The process Just as is the case when forming a private-sector union in the United States, decertification is a process overseen by the NLRB.
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