"In other retail jobs, we never knew if or when we would get a raise.  Being union means for the first time we get rewarded for our years on the job with regular raises." - hudson Philadelphia

Know Your Rights for
Organizing a Union

This page contains a general explanation of what the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is and what it does with respect to the processing of unfair labor practice charges. Although it cannot provide answers to all questions, it does contain useful information that will be helpful to you.

What is the National Labor Relations Board?

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an independent federal agency established to enforce the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).

Examples of Your Rights As An Employee Under the NLRA Are:

• Forming, or attempting to form, a union among the employees of your employer.
• Joining a union whether the union is recognized by your employer or not.
• Assisting a union in organizing your fellow employees.
• Engaging in protected concerted activities. Generally, protected concerted activity is group activity which seeks to modify wages or working conditions.

The NLRA forbids employers from interfering with, restraining, or coercing employees in the exercise of rights relating to organizing, forming, joining or assisting a labor organization for collective bargaining purposes, or engaging in concerted activities, or refraining from any such activity.

It is ILLEGAL for Your Boss To:

• Threaten employees with loss of jobs or benefits if they join or vote for a union or engage in protected concerted activity.
• Question employees about their union sympathies or activities in circumstances that tend to interfere with, restrain or coerce employees in the exercise of their rights under the NLRA.
• Promise benefits to employees to discourage their union support.
• Transfer, lay off, terminate or assign employees more difficult work tasks because they engaged in union or protected concerted activity.

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Workers Hotline

For questions, please call 1-800-221-1930 or email ccarrera@unitehere.org.

Contact us to talk about:

• your rights
• to talk about what you can do to join the airport concessions workers organizing across North America