ILRLR 2010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Means Test, Bus Driver, International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers
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Overview: section 7 defends concerted protected activity for mutual benefit or protection, and firing an employee partaking in such actions is a violation of section 8: the concepts of discrimination and of interference, Section 8(a)(1) violation: employer interferes with an employee"s section 7 rights - Interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in section 7 . For an employee to have section 7 rights she/he has to meet the following criteria: Eastex tells us that the purpose has to be related to employees interests as employees which includes: Gc memo tells us that some immigration advocacy is related to. Cannot discriminate against employees in ways that encourage or discourage union membership. Violations of the act: unlawful motive; violation based on impact of employer/union conduct on employees" ability to exercise their section 7 rights. Section 8(a)(3) - employer commits a violation if it is improperly motivated. Edward g. budd manufacturing co v. nlrb, 1943.