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Yes, It's the Law! You Have the Right to Have a Union
(United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 1625)

The U.S. Government Protects Your Right to Join a Union

The federal govemment guarantees you the right to organize a union. And just so no one can try to tell you differently, here is what the law says:

"Section 7. Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the pur- pose of collective bargaining ... and shall have the right to refrain from any or all such activities."

The law further protects you in exercising your rights by making it illegal for your employer to interfere:

Section 8 (a). It shall be an unfair labor practice for an employer "(1) ... to interfere with, restrain or coerce employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in Section 7 " ; and (3) by discrimination "... in regard to hire or tenure of employment," to encourage or discourage membership in any labor organization.

What does this mean in plain English? It means the United States Government itself guarantees you the right to help organize, to join, and to support a union of your choice.

This includes such activities as signing union cards, encouraging others to sign union cards, and attending union meetings.

It also includes such activities as wearing union buttons, passing out union literature, and talking union to other workers as long as it doesn't interfere with work (or production).

It also means that employers are breaking the law if they question workers: (1) to try to find out how workers feel; (2) to identify who has signed cards or who are union supporters; (3) to discover which ones are attending meetings; or if they engage in any other interference with your right to freely choose a union.

It also means employers cannot promise raises, promotions, or other benefits in an attempt to influence workers. They also cannot take away or threaten to take away any of your benefits because of union activity.

It also means you cannot be penal- ized in any way because of union activity or support. You cannot have your over- time cut, be transferred to a less desirable job, suspended or discharged. If any employer does any of these things because of your union activity or support, the law says you must be reinstated to your former job without loss of seniority, and the employer must pay you for all lost wages plus interest.

So stand up for your rights.
Remember:

Uncle Sam stands behind you!

It's the law!

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL
WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION,
AFL-CIO/CLC
1775 K STREET, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006-1598

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