Know Your Rights

Your Legal Rights

The National Labor Relations Act protects your right to organize

Read the full Act at the National Labor Relations Board website

RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES

Sec. 7. [§ 157.] 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, and shall also have the right to refrain from any or all of such activities except to the extent that such right may be affected by an agreement requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment as authorized in section 8(a)(3) [section 158(a)(3) of this title]

 

Below are 12 of the most common tricks an employer might use to try to end an attempt to unionize.

 

Employers will lie to, intimidate, and scare employees to try to squash their organizing drive.

Don’t let the employer try to trick you into voting against your best interest.

Don’t fall for the BS.

Do not let your employer pull any of these tricks and get away with it.

If you experience any of the above, contact an organizer immediately- your federally-protected rights may have been violated.