Union Intimidation?

[Norwalk21]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio

My labor Union agreed to open our contract and discuss concessions with our employer. The union had a meeting to discuss the contract proposal. I spoke up, and voiced my displeasure during the meeting. I was cut off, and before we finished reviewing the contract, were forced to vote on it. While in line to vote, my Union Chairman angrily approached me and said if this contract fails, it would be my fault, and he would come looking for me. He said I couldn't get another job in this economy, and said if I did, I better get him a new job, also. He said I need to find new jobs for hundreds of workers, because they would lose their jobs as well, thanks to me.

Perhaps I'm making something out of nothing, but this sure seems like intimidation tactics to me. Any advice would be appreciated.

[eerelations]

Contact the NLRB.

[Norwalk21]

Wow...I guess you get what you pay for...lol.

[eerelations]

Contacting the NLRB is also free, and will provide you with 'way 'way 'way more and better guidance than you could ever hope to get from an internet forum like this one.

Telling you to contact the NLRB is the best advice you could get. If I thought contacting the NLRB would be wasting your time, I would have said so. However, I suspected you had a valid issue and as a result pointed you to the NLRB. If the NLRB determines that you do have a valid issue, they will try to redress it - something we absolutely cannot do from here.

The next time you plan to spit at the people you're asking advice from, be an adult and say so up front so we don't waste our time on you. If this is any indication of your manner at that union meeting, no wonder the Chairman was so pissed at you.

[cyjeff]

Agreed.

Your next step is to contact the NLRB. In fact, you cannot do anything else until you have contacted them.

However, this will be the last advice I give you.

Bye bye now.

[LabourTalk]

Originally Posted by Norwalk21

Perhaps I'm making something out of nothing, but this sure seems like intimidation tactics to me. Any advice would be appreciated.

You could also speak to one of these groups:

[url=http://www.nrtw.org/]National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation[/url]
[url=http://www.unionfacts.com/]UnionFacts.com[/url]
[url=http://www.labourwatch.com]LabourWatch[/url] (Canada)
[url=http://www.freeworkplace.org/]National Alliance for Worker and Employer Rights[/url]

Unions will tell you that these people are just businesses hiding behind URL's and I am sure they are supported in some way by businesses, but when you see the unions washing away threats and lies and intimidation like what you faced as "there are bad apples in every barrel" or "those guys are extremists, they are not our union". You should consider the source. Make up your own minds, *YOU* are the union, not the executive.

Call one of these groups and make up your own mind, they won't threaten you of force you to sign a decertification card, or come to your home and tell you what to do, like a union does.

The general rule for anyone thinking of joining a union or getting rid of a union. Call people, speak with your fellow workers, educate yourself, make your own conclusions. If you think talking to non-union workers about unionizing will get you in trouble with your employer, try talking to unionized employees about decert and see what your union does.

[Norwalk21]

Originally Posted by eerelations

The next time you plan to spit at the people you're asking advice from, be an adult and say so up front so we don't waste our time on you. If this is any indication of your manner at that union meeting, no wonder the Chairman was so pissed at you.

Someone's getting pretty defensive. The fact is, I'm just glad I didn't pay for that advice. It's seems you've wasted MY time more than vice-versa. At least when I saw other advice on here, people giving it would at least explain themselves. Perhaps some of us need to work on our communication skills more than others.

[20pilot]

You choosing to get involved with thugs and general lowlife and are surprised when they act that way? The only job of the union to to harass, intimidate and coerce. You are happy when they do it to others, but have a problem when they do it to you?

Get over it. What you experienced is what unions do. The only difference between unions the mob's protection rackets is that the unions paid the government for a letter of marque and the mob did not.