Section 20 Bargaining Orders

• Library: Employer-Employee Law 2008

The union, the employer, and individual employees are free to campaign for or against representation by the union. The rules establishing the bounds of permissible campaigning are too complex to be discussed here. Any conduct that would amount to an unfair labor practice is generally grounds to set an election aside. Among the traps for the unwary are the rules prohibiting an employer from making a speech to employees on company time and property within 24 hours of the opening of the polls or calling...