What are my 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.