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Your Right to Organize
Under the NLRA
The National Labor Relations Act is premised to a large
degree on the following national policy: a free and unfettered right
of employees to combine to improve their working conditions benefits
our economy, by preventing industrial strife, which interrupts the
free flow of commerce. The most important aspect of the Act is embodied
under Section 7. It provides in material part:
Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join,
or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives
of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities
for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or
protection……..
Section 8(a)(1) of the Act provides the mechanism to ensure that
the employees’ right to engage in collective bargaining and
protected concerted activities is not obstructed by employer action.
It provides in material part:
It shall be an unfair labor practice for an employer to interfere
with, restrain, or
coerce employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in Section
7
Other unfair labor practices are outlined in Sections 8(a)(2),(3),(4)
and (5) of the Act. The NLRB has issued a brief and informative
guide to the
National Labor Relations Act.
Individual questions regarding your right to support or form a Union
at work may be answered at the AFL-CIO’s
website. Law Offices of Mark A. Sweet is committed to ensuring
that the rights guaranteed to employees and labor organizations
are protected to the fullest extent of the law. If you have questions
or require more information regarding your legal rights, contact
the law firm at contact@unionyeslaw.com.
Speaking Out About the Right to Organize (Fall 2002)
On
September 10, 2002, Mark Sweet spoke at a seminar featuring the
General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, Arthur Rosenfeld,
sponsored by the National Labor Relations Board and the American
Bar Association in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Mark’s section of the
program dealt with the National Labor Relations Act and alternatives
to filing a representation petition when union organizing. For more
information about rights during organizing campaigns, or for a copy
of the outline, contact the law firm at contact@unionyeslaw.com.
In October 2002, Mark Sweet was privileged to present, at the request
of the General Counsel’s Office of the AFL-CIO, information
regarding the drafting and implementation of the Milwaukee County
Labor Peace Ordinance. The presentations were made at the Southern
and Midwestern regional conferences of the Lawyers Coordinating
Committee of the AFL-CIO held in New Orleans and Chicago. For more
information about the Milwaukee Labor Peace Ordinance, contact the
law firm at contact@unionyeslaw.com.
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