IRE431H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Statutory Interpretation, Purposive Approach, Rowan V. United States Post Office Department

• School: UTSG
• Department: Industrial Relations and Human Resources
• Course: IRE431H1
• Professor: Bob Thompson

Document Summary

Chapter 40: unfair labor practices and the right to organize. Unions interested in employers to have 100 or more employers. What employers do to express their opinion. Almost all employees resist unionization campaigns in some manner. The substance of unfair labor practice provisions regulating employer behavior. Acting with intention to defeat or undermine exercise of lawful activities. Preventing employer interference with the functioning of the union. Employer brings everyone to back room and tell them what they think, deliver that message of what they think about unions to them. Prohibitions of undue influence covers behavior that might not otherwise be captured by intimidation, coercion, and threats. Question was if walmart committed unfair labor practices in pre-vote meetings and actions and if so did it impact vote, answer is yes and yes. Having captive meetings made the impression that unionizing could threaten their jobs. Also planted seed that the store could close and had 5 managers circulating store talking to people.