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NLRB RESOURCES
In 1935, Congress passed the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), which protects workplace democracy by providing employees at private-sector workplaces the right to seek better working conditions and designation of representation without fear of retaliation.
Weingarten Rights protect the right to request representation during an investigatory interview. Per Section 7 of the NLRA, employees, upon request, have the right to have a union representative present during any interview that the employee reasonably believes could lead to discipline.
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Under the NLRA, employees have the right to communicate with their coworkers about their wages, as well as with labor organizations, worker centers, the media, and the public. Wages are a vital term and condition of employment, and discussions of wages are often preliminary to organizing or other actions for mutual aid or protection.
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Even if you're not represented by a union, the NLRA protects your right to band together with your fellow coworkers to improve your lives at work. Your employer cannot discharge, discipline, or threaten you for, or coercively question you about, this "protected concerted" activity.
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It is illegal for an employer to retaliate against employees for unionizing, filing charges, or participating in NLRB investigation or proceedings. If you believe your rights or the rights of others have been violated, you should contact the National Labor Relations Board promptly to protect your rights.
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Section 7 of the NLRA states, “Employees shall have the right. . . to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection.” Strikes are included among the concerted activities protected for employees by this section.
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