What conduct by the labor union violates the unionization rights of employees?

The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) forbids labor unions from restraining, or coercing employees in the exercise of rights relating to organizing, forming, joining or assisting a labor organization for collective-bargaining purposes, or engaging in protected concerted activities, or refraining from any such activity.

Examples of Labor Organization Conduct Which Violate the NLRA Are:

• Threats to employees that they will lose their jobs unless they support the union.
• Seeking the suspension, discharge or other punishment of an employee for not being a union member even if the employee has paid or offered to pay a lawful initiation fee and periodic fees thereafter.
• Refusing to process a grievance because an employee has criticized union officials or because an employee is not a member of the union in states where union security clauses are not permitted.
• Fining employees who have validly resigned from the union for engaging in protected concerted activities following their resignation or for crossing an unlawful picket line.
• Engaging in picket line misconduct, such as threatening, assaulting, or barring non-strikers from the employer's premises.
• Striking over issues unrelated to employment terms and conditions or coercively enmeshing neutrals into a labor dispute.

  Visit the National Labor Relations Board website to learn more about filing a complaint.

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