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Not exactly. It's illegal to fire people for engaging in protected concerted activity to improve their working conditions. Unionization is one example of someth
by Alex3917 9y ago
Not exactly. It's illegal to fire people for engaging in protected concerted activity to improve their working conditions. Unionization is one example of something that could be protected concerted activity, but not all tactics for forming unions would qualify as protected concerted activity, nor is protected concerted activity in any way limited to forming unions. (There are some explicit protections for unionizing, but this is the general principle.)
For example, using your employer's Slack to discuss improving things like healthcare, overtime, wages, etc. would be a textbook example of something that would be protected. You need at least two employees (non-managers) leading the discussion though to qualify as concerted, one person complaining is just a malcontent and doesn't qualify for any protections under the law.
- HeyLaughingBoy 9y agoRelated to this, one of the most interesting things I took home from my short course in Employment Law was the statement from the lawyer teaching the class: "if you're going to complain about something to your boss that he won't like; make sure there are at least two of you complaining. That way you're covered by the laws pertaining to Collective Bargaining and you can have some recourse if you're fired as a result."