‘Captive audience’ meetings used in Amazon union fight should be illegal, federal official argues

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‘Captive audience’ meetings used in Amazon union fight should be illegal, federal official argues
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Does a company have the right to make its employees attend meetings where they hear messages against joining a union? The general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board is arguing no.

Members of labor unions rallied Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022 in support of a union at the Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer, Ala. Does a company have the right to make its employees attend meetings where they hear messages against joining a union?memorandum released today,

“Forcing employees to listen to such employer speech under threat of discipline—directly leveraging the employees’ dependence on their jobs—plainly chills employees’ protected right to refrain from listening to this speech,” the memo reads. There were 416 contested ballots, which could affect the outcome of the election. Whether those contested ballots will be counted will be determined at a hearing later.

Abruzzo said she would recommend to the NLRB that employers convey to workers that their attendance at the meetings is truly voluntary.

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