ABC-SEMI Southeast Michigan Contractors Issue 4, 2021

10 Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. UNIONS AND THE L AW Although not necessarily unfair labor practices, the following conduct may result in invalidation of an election: » Campaigning on company time and premises within 24 hours of an NLRB-scheduled election. Meetings held off-premises may take place under special circumstances. » Reproducing and distributing official NLRB ballots and showing employees how to mark them. » Discussing the union with employees in a supervisor’s office, regardless of the non-coercive tenor of your remarks. » Prohibiting distribution of union literature in non-work areas during non-work time, such as in the lunch- room during the lunch hour. » Requiring employees to wear “Vote No” buttons in the plant or office. “Don’t act emotionally or with a feeling of betrayal. Make sure you have a thorough knowledge of the labor law rules and have expert help. Your own conventional wisdom won’t suffice, nor will your own determination of what is fair, no matter how objective you think you are.”