If your workplace is union free – and you want to stay that way – you can’t rest easy. In this presidential election year, America’s labor unions are working harder than ever to recruit new members and convert more workplaces. One nationwide survey says 60 million U.S. workers who don’t belong to a union today would join one tomorrow if they could.
When you’re facing the prospect of a union on your own doorstep, the steps you take to resist those organizing efforts could spell major trouble if you don’t understand the laws and rules that apply to union elections. And even if you manage not to cross any legal lines, you could still poison your relationship with rank-and-file workers for a very long time if you’re not careful.
During this strategy-packed audio conference recording, our speaker – a former National Labor Relations Board attorney who’s guided many employers through union elections – will give you proven tactics for defending your workplace against organizing attempts. You’ll learn real-world techniques for coaching your supervisors in handling questions from their workers and for battling union claims and promises without breaking the law.
You and your colleagues will learn:
- How to prepare your organization to resist union organizing drives before they surface
- What’s new these days in organizing tactics (such as “neutrality” agreements and corporate campaigns)
- How you should respond if you receive a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) petition – and why you should be on guard for organizing efforts outside NLRB’s procedures
- The legal do's and don’ts of communicating the facts about unions to your workers, without violating labor rights in the process
- What you can – and cannot – do to control organizing efforts on your property and on your time clock
- The most common mistakes employers make in resisting labor efforts that could actually turn your employees in favor of a union
- Why recent court cases and regulatory rulings will affect your ability to counter unions targeting your workers
This audio conference was recorded on Tuesday, April 15, 2008
About Your Speaker:
Maria Anastas, Esq., is a partner in the San Francisco office of the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine LLP. She provides legal support, strategic advice, training, and extensive communications guidance to employers during traditional union organizing drives and corporate campaigns. She represents employers before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), negotiates collective bargaining agreements for employers, provides contract administration advice, and defends employers during grievances and arbitration hearings. A former NLRB field attorney, Anastas has been named “One of the Top 100 Labor Lawyers in America” by the Labor Relations Institute. She earned her law degree at Tulane University.
Approved for Recertification Credit
This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.
