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Right to Join a Union
Tens of thousands of working people are fired for trying to join unions and reach the middle-class. Ensuring the right of all workers to join a union if they choose is a key part of rebuilding America’s middle class.
National Labor Relations Board Makes It Harder Than Ever To Join Unions
The National Labor Relations Act was intended to protect the freedom to join a union. However, presidential appointees beholden to corporate interests have issued new rules that turn the original intentions of the Labor Relations Act on its head.
The new rules:
- Make it harder to join a union, easier to get rid of unions
- Make it harder for fired workers to get backpay
- Make it easier for employers to intimidate workers who wish to join unions
How the Employee Free Choice Act Would Help
- Would make it easier for workers to choose to join a union
- Strengthen the penalties for employers that violate the law
Resources
Report on the National Labor Relations Board. American Rights at Work.
What is the Employee Free Choice Act? AFL-CIO.
Undermining the Right to Organize: Employer Behavior During Union Representation Campaigns. Center for Urban Economic Development, University of Illinois at Chicago, and American Rights at Work.