Stanford University Trade Unions and Strikes Discussion

Discussion Topic 1:

Employeesin your company have been discussing forming a union. Are there anyrestrictions on the company’s actions or statements regarding forming aunion? If employees go on strike, is the company allow to fire them andhire replacements?

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Posted 1

Based on the Wagner act established in 1935 companies cannotinterfere with an employees right to form, join, and assist laborunions. They cannot interfere or dominate the formation or theadministration of a labor union. they cannot discriminate against hiringor the tenure of an employee based on their union membership. Theycannot discriminate against an employee if they gave a testimony orfiled charges under the NLRA; and the employer cannot refuse to bargaincollectively with any designated employee representative.

Employees cannot be fired for going on strike but they can hiretemporary workers that will be called Scabs if they cross the picketline. Just like in the NBA when they went on strike the league just hadto accept it, how were they going to replace such men with super humanabilities. I have worked for a unionized company in the past and I alsoworked for a company that was against unions. The company with theunion was worse that the company that did not have one. The company witha union immediately laid off tenured workers when they reached theagreement that they wanted to pay employees on a 60/40 split basis,paying 60% of salary and the other 40% if they met all metrics/KPI’s forthe month. They laid me off under the guise, that the company wasdownsizing, but I see you are hiring when I go online, interesting.

Posted 2

Employees have the right to form a unionand it is illegal for a company to discriminate against them as aresult of the membership. The company is prohibited to interfere withthe employees right to form, join, or assist the union. The company isrestricted from interfering with the formation of the union and may notprovide any financial support. Employees should not be discriminatedagainst if they file charges against the company or provide a testimonyto the union about the company. The employer is obligated to bargainwith union representatives.

Under the National Labor Relations Act(NLRA) employees have the right to strike. This act protects theiremployment status if legal strikes are performed. The destruction ofcompany property or resources is not a legal strike. The union isexpected to cooperate and bargain just as the company. The LaborManagement Relations Act (LMRA) identifies union acts that may be unfairto the company.