Free Speech Under Fire: How Restricting Employee Meetings on Unionization Prevents Workers from Making Informed Decisions

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by James A. Prozzi

Workers have a right to hear from their employers and employers have a free speech right to inform their workers about the impact of unionization at paid staff meetings. This is despite an unconstitutional National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision last year that held that such meetings violate the National Labor Relations Act.

I4AW’s report, “Free Speech Under Fire: How Restricting Employee Meetings on Unionization Prevents Workers from Making Informed Decisions,” provides a point by point rebuttal of the NLRB’s flawed claims as to why, in Amazon.com Services LLC, the NLRB incorrectly overruled its 1948 decision in Babcock & Wilcox Co., and held that an employer cannot compel employees to attend a “captive audience meeting.”

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