PML Newsletter

Wednesday January 5, 2011

 
 

NEWS FLASH!
 
December 21, 2010
 
 
 
NEWS RELEASE
National Labor Relations Board


 
To read the NLRB's news release issued earlier today.
 
 
  
 

Proposed NLRB Rule Requires
Posting Employee Rights Under NLRA

Breaking news from the NLRB...

 
Earlier today, the NLRB announced a proposal that would require employers to post notices in the workplace (and electronically if the company normally communicates with employees in this manner) to inform their employees about their rights to bargain collectively, distribute literature or engage in other union activities wthout fear of retaliation or reprisal.

In its news release, the NLRB said, "The intended effects of this action are to increase knowledge of the NLRA among employees, to better enable the exercise of rights under the statute, and to promote statutory compliance by employers and unions."  The news release states that this proposed rule is "similar to one recently finalized by the U.S. Dept. of Labor for federal contractors." 

The proposed notice tells employees that they have the right to act together to improve wages and working conditions, to form, join and assist a union, to bargain collectively with their employer, and to choose not to do any of these activities.  It also provides examples of unlawful conduct by the company and union, plus gives employees information on how to contact the NLRB with questions or complaints.
 

  
 
 

The History of the Proposed Rule:

This rule was originally proposed in a petition to the NLRB by Charles Morris, Professor Emeritus of Law, Southern Methodist University, in 1993. Similar postings are already required under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act.

  
 

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