NLRB Declares War On Happy Hour
...a recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
allows employers to ban off-duty fraternizing among co-workers,
severely weakening the rights of free association and speech, and
violating basic standards of privacy for America's workers.
[...]
Security firm Guardsmark instituted a rule directing employees not to "fraternize on duty or off duty, date, or become overly friendly with
the client's employees or with co-employees." In September 2003, the
Service Employees International Union filed unfair labor practice charges
with the NLRB against Guardsmark, claiming that the company's work rules
inhibited its employees' Section 7 rights.
Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act grants workers the right to
"self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations…and to
engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective
bargaining or other mutual aid or protection..." While the law allows
employers to ban association among co-workers during work hours,
Guardsmark's rule was broader in that it applied to the off-duty
association of co-workers.
Nevermind the implications that employees can't organize and chit chat about labor unions, but... but what about Happy Hour!!??
I sense a revolution in the making.
via All Spin Zone
allows employers to ban off-duty fraternizing among co-workers,
severely weakening the rights of free association and speech, and
violating basic standards of privacy for America's workers.
[...]
Security firm Guardsmark instituted a rule directing employees not to "fraternize on duty or off duty, date, or become overly friendly with
the client's employees or with co-employees." In September 2003, the
Service Employees International Union filed unfair labor practice charges
with the NLRB against Guardsmark, claiming that the company's work rules
inhibited its employees' Section 7 rights.
Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act grants workers the right to
"self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations…and to
engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective
bargaining or other mutual aid or protection..." While the law allows
employers to ban association among co-workers during work hours,
Guardsmark's rule was broader in that it applied to the off-duty
association of co-workers.
Nevermind the implications that employees can't organize and chit chat about labor unions, but... but what about Happy Hour!!??
I sense a revolution in the making.
via All Spin Zone
posted by cookie christine @ 8/12/2005
2 Comments:
At August 14, 2005,
kelley b. said…
The MBAs who've taken over this country are clearly insane.
This doesn't even make sense. Employees can be ordered not to get along in a friendly manner?
Morale means only sucking up to the corporation, likely.
At August 14, 2005,
oldwhitelady said…
"fraternize on duty or off duty, date, or become overly friendly with
the client's employees or with co-employees."
HUH? That is just plain crazy! How can you avoid it? You work with them all day, sometimes you want to have a cookout with friends. Who are your friends? Why, the people you spend most of your time with!
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