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 A worker in El Paso was vindicated after he was fired for talking to his co-workers about work conditions.  The employer’s action in firing the worker violates the National Labor Relations Act.  Taking action against a worker for discussing "terms and conditions" of employment with co-workers violates the NLRA.  Eric Murillo worked for Chaffhaye, Inc.

 The workers at the Carlsberg brewery in Copenhagen have gone on strike.  Apparently, management reduced the number of free beers the workers can have every day.  That’s right.  The workers receive free beer during the work day.  See report.  How is that for a benefit of employment? 

 The National Labor Relations Act protects the rights of workers who organize unions.  One thing the employer cannot do during an organization attempt is ask questions of the employees about the organizing activity and threaten the workers with fewer hours and less pay if they do form a union.  That appears to be what the…

 A recent study of 1004 attempts to unionize a workplace finds that employers threatened to close the plant in 57% of those attempts and threatened to cut wages and benefits in 47% of the campaigns.  In 63% of these campaigns, supervisors met with employees in one-on-one meetings to ask workers whether they supported the union.

 A little known provision in the National Labor Relations Act  provides protection to employees when they discuss "terms and conditions" of employment.  The discussion must be between two or more employees.  The purpose of this provision (remember, the NLRA was passed in 1935) was to protect employees who may be forming a union.  But, for…