If any member of management attempts to interfere with your rights to organize, comply with their request, then immediately report the incident here.
Am I allowed to wear my AFA-Pin?
Absolutely. It is well-established that employees may wear a discrete union insignia (union pin) while on duty. Union activists are also assured the right to advocate for the union without fear of retaliation of any kind.
If any member of management attempts to interfere with your right to wear your AFA Pin, comply with their request, then immediately report the incident to: [email protected].
Here is a link to a letter from AFA Legal to Breeze's General Counsel reminding the company of your legal rights to organize without interference.
WHEN ORGANIZING AN EMPLOYER COVERED BY THE RAILWAY LABOR ACT
Under the RLA, an employer is prevented from:
- Surveillance of organizing activities
- Threatening to sue in an effort to suppress support
- Terminating/disciplining or threatening to terminate/discipline employees for supporting the union
- Barring employees from soliciting cards or membership during non-work time and in non-work areas as long as the Company does not have a specific and non-discriminatory policy banning all solicitation (a non-work area generally includes break rooms, crew lounges, anywhere where work is not performed)
- Asking about confidential union matters (i.e. whether or not the employee signed a card)
- Asking about whether the employee supports the union
- Threatening to discontinue existing benefits
- Promising to give employees promotions, raises, or other benefits in exchange for voting against the union
- Endorsing one Union over another
- Preventing an employee from voting
- Knowing how the employee voted
- Preventing an employee from handing out leaflets on their own time in non-work areas
- Preventing an employee from discussing the prospect of a union while at work as long as it does not interfere with work duties (contrast this with how an employee should only hand out representation cards during non-work time in non-work areas)
45 U.S.C. § 152 (Third), (Fourth); 29 C.F.R. § 1205.2.
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