ABC-SEMI Southeast Michigan Contractors Issue 4, 2021

Southeast Michigan Contractors Issue 4 2021 9 Frank Mamat has represented ABC members for over 30 years, successfully keeping them union free. He was formerly in the General Counsel’s office of the NLRB and helped draft Michigan’s “Right-to-Work” law. Frank is available for a free consultation at (313) 333-7474 or fmamat@btlaw.com . What Employers Can’t Do The following covers some activities that constitute unfair labor practices. Make sure that you don’t: » Discriminate in any way against any employee for participating in union activities. This prohibition applies to all aspects of employee relations. » Promise or grant benefits to your employees (such as wage increases, holidays, benefits, or improvements in working conditions) to encourage them to abandon the union. » Make threats based on employee support of the union, including threats of discharge, layoffs, plant closure, or discontinuing current benefits. » Interrogate your employees or prospective applicants concerning union-organizing activities. » Prevent pro-union oral solicitation by employees during non-working hours and breaks. » Prohibit union insignia on shirts and jackets. » Engage in surveillance of employees to determine their views on the union. » Take a straw vote of employees as to whether they favor or don’t favor the union, except in special circumstances and in accordance with legally mandated procedures designed to protect employees. (Consult your legal counsel.)