It Is Illegal for Your Boss To ...

• Fire, threaten, lay off, discipline, harass, transfer, or reassign you for supporting the union.

• Give special treatment to employees who oppose the union—whether in promotions, hours, enforcement of rules, or any other workplace conditions.

• Close or threaten to close your workplace—or take away benefits or privileges—in order to discourage union activity.

• Promise raises, promotions, benefits, or special favors if you agree to oppose the union.

• Ask your opinion about the union or pressure you to share where you stand.

Under Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (and similar state laws), it is illegal for your boss to commit any of the acts listed above.

Here's the Law ...

Section 1: The policy of the United States is to be carried out “by encouraging the practice and procedure of collective bargaining and by protecting the exercise by workers of full freedom of association, self-organization, and designation of representatives of their own choosing, for the purpose of negotiating the terms and conditions of their employment…”

Section 7: “Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or bargain collectively through representation of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining…”

Section 8(a): “It shall be an unfair labor practice for an employer . . . to interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in Section 7…”