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Illegal to Bar Employee Discussion of Compensation, NLRB Reiterates
In recently discussing the Ledbetter Supreme Court case on the time limits for filing compensation discrimination charges, and Congressional efforts to alter its result, I mentioned, in passing, the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) position on rules against discussing compensation.
Many people are opposed to pay discrimination and may be motivated to share such information in order to ferret out and remedy possible discrimination. They may, however, be concerned that doing so would violate the employer’s confidentiality rules.
It is thus significant that the NLRB recently issued a decision reaffirming its position on rules prohibiting or chilling employee discussion of compensation and benefits.
Anti-Union Website Credited in Nurses’ Union Decertification Vote at Hospital
This story from today’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch would be just a local story, in my view, except for the role played by an anti-union website claiming to have been created by “an independent group of nurses - not supported or affiliated with any member of the management.”
I shouldn’t be surprised by this angle, and I’m [...]
A Short Course in Labor History
I ran across a good summary of over a century of labor union history, with comparisons between the US and European countries.
Talk about the big picture! Dramatic contrasts between U.S. and Europe, and long-term perspective that completely ignores the infamous PATCO strike as a downward turning point for labor in the U.S.
The author [...]
Hush, Money . . . NOT: It May Be Illegal To Prevent Your Workers From Discussing Their Salaries
NLRB laws have made it illegal for companies to prevent even non-union employees from discussing their salaries. Recent NLRB decisions continue to support such conduct.
Lawsuit Takes On Aggressive Union Organizing Tactics
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Originally uploaded by brutal.
Q. What does the photo of the license plate have to do with the title of this post?
A. The aggressive labor union organizing tactic at issue was writing down employee license plate numbers in plant parking lots, using them to get employee [...]
