Is it illegal to block unions?
After the Catholic Healthcare West campaign, the California state legislature passed a law prohibiting employers receiving more than $10,000 in state funds from engaging in anti-union activities. However, the 2007 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America et al.
Can a union shop steward refuse to represent you?
Sometimes a union shop steward or other representative may refuse to file a grievance. If this happens, you can ask a union officer or someone else who holds a position of power in the union to file a grievance for you. Unions do not have to represent all employees in all grievances.
Is it normal to be harassed by union reps?
It’s not unusual for union members themselves to be subjected to harassment by the very union reps who encouraged them to join their ranks in the interest of solidarity. The unsavory behavior of some union leaders created tension between union members who didn’t agree on philosophical or political leanings of the union to which they belong.
Can a shop steward refuse to file a grievance?
Sometimes a union shop steward or other representative may refuse to file a grievance. If this happens, you can ask a union officer or someone else who holds a position of power in the union to file a grievance for you.
Do you have to pay union dues if you are an agency shop?
If you are part of an “agency shop,” you are required to pay union dues and fees, but you are not required to have an actual membership in the union. So you can choose not to be an official member of the union, but you still have to pay dues as though you are a member.
Sometimes a union shop steward or other representative may refuse to file a grievance. If this happens, you can ask a union officer or someone else who holds a position of power in the union to file a grievance for you. Unions do not have to represent all employees in all grievances.
It’s not unusual for union members themselves to be subjected to harassment by the very union reps who encouraged them to join their ranks in the interest of solidarity. The unsavory behavior of some union leaders created tension between union members who didn’t agree on philosophical or political leanings of the union to which they belong.
Why is it bad to be a member of a union?
Workplace bullying and harassment of nonunion workers by labor union members throws a dark cloud over the benefits labor unions can provide workers and makes the collective bargaining process more difficult.
Is it illegal for a union to collect dues from a new employee?
It is illegal for a labor union to require membership for each newly hired worker under the National Labor Relations Act and to collect dues payments from nonunion workers.