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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8428743" data-attributes="member: 4534">We do have federal laws that protect the rights of workers to unionize, the National Labor Relations Act is the big one, and places limits on what a corporation might do to prevent workers from unionizing.&nbsp; It is illegal for an employer to coerce or interfere with the creation of a union.&nbsp; For example, they can't threaten to fire workers, spy on them, or even offer them special benefits if they vote against the union.&nbsp; This isn't to say that employers never violate the law (Say it isn't so!), but the law does recognize the right of workers to form a union.Part of the problem here in the United States, is that unions have been vilified for many decades now.&nbsp; In some circles they were unfairly blamed for driving up labor prices in auto manufacturers as well as producing crummy automobiles in the 70s and 80s.&nbsp; So a lot of people will vote against unionizing their workplace because they fear the union will put them out of work or they'll take dues without providing anything of value.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 8428743, member: 4534"] We do have federal laws that protect the rights of workers to unionize, the National Labor Relations Act is the big one, and places limits on what a corporation might do to prevent workers from unionizing. It is illegal for an employer to coerce or interfere with the creation of a union. For example, they can't threaten to fire workers, spy on them, or even offer them special benefits if they vote against the union. This isn't to say that employers never violate the law (Say it isn't so!), but the law does recognize the right of workers to form a union. Part of the problem here in the United States, is that unions have been vilified for many decades now. In some circles they were unfairly blamed for driving up labor prices in auto manufacturers as well as producing crummy automobiles in the 70s and 80s. So a lot of people will vote against unionizing their workplace because they fear the union will put them out of work or they'll take dues without providing anything of value. [/QUOTE]

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