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> In a memo issued in April, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo asked the NLRB "to find mandatory meetings in which employees are f

> In a memo issued in April, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo asked the NLRB "to find mandatory meetings in which employees are forced to listen to employer speech concerning the exercise of their statutory labor rights, including captive audience meetings, a violation of the National Labor Relations Act. You can read the memo here--I find its case very compelling: https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d458372316b https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d458372316b Normally I'd say "call your congressperson," but this is in the executive branch, so I'm not sure how to best support it.

changoplatanero 4y ago
When I had a job that was represented by a union they forced us all to listen to the union representative who came in and gave their pro union propaganda to everyone. I was annoyed that they didn’t have anybody to present the opposite point of view.
- chasd00 4y ago
  Yeah and unions are where the whole “paying your dues”, “I’ve paid my dues”, “check is in the mail” memes come from. I’d much rather deal with management alone than union leadership.
  - firsttimebigboy 4y ago
    >I’d much rather deal with management alone than union leadership. You only say that b/c you've been really lucky/unlucky so far. Either you don't know what dealing with hostile management is like or you've had really shitty unions. Either way most employees benefit greatly from having representation in the workplace rather than having to deal with a dictator alone.
    - chasd00 4y ago
      Well to be 100% honest you’re right on both counts. Most things in life lie on a spectrum and most instances lie somewhere close to the middle of that spectrum. My comment lands on an extreme anti-union end. I personally do not want to be a union member but I do admit that, on average, a worker benefits from union membership.
nerdponx 4y ago
Congress has the power to make laws that the Executive Branch is responsible for enforcing.

changoplatanero 4y ago

When I had a job that was represented by a union they forced us all to listen to the union representative who came in and gave their pro union propaganda to everyone. I was annoyed that they didn’t have anybody to present the opposite point of view.

chasd00 4y ago
Yeah and unions are where the whole “paying your dues”, “I’ve paid my dues”, “check is in the mail” memes come from. I’d much rather deal with management alone than union leadership.
- firsttimebigboy 4y ago
  >I’d much rather deal with management alone than union leadership. You only say that b/c you've been really lucky/unlucky so far. Either you don't know what dealing with hostile management is like or you've had really shitty unions. Either way most employees benefit greatly from having representation in the workplace rather than having to deal with a dictator alone.
  - chasd00 4y ago
    Well to be 100% honest you’re right on both counts. Most things in life lie on a spectrum and most instances lie somewhere close to the middle of that spectrum. My comment lands on an extreme anti-union end. I personally do not want to be a union member but I do admit that, on average, a worker benefits from union membership.

nerdponx 4y ago

Congress has the power to make laws that the Executive Branch is responsible for enforcing.