Menards, Under Fire, Backs Down from Threat to Managers Over Unionization
http://www.progressive.org/news/2015/12/188462/menards-under-fire-backs-down-threat-managers-over-unionization
A December 8 article in The Progressive reproduced the section called “Union Activity” from a 2015 management agreement. It states: “The Manager’s income shall be automatically reduced by sixty percent (60%) of what it would have been if a union of any type is recognized within your particular operation during the term of this Agreement. If a union wins an election during this time, your income will automatically be reduced by sixty percent (60%).”
The article quoted a legal expert who said the provision may make Menards vulnerable to a complaint alleging violations of the National Labor Relations Act, which states that an employer may not “interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees” in the exercise of their rights to form a union.
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Goldstein, in an interview, said he’s “not surprised, now that sunshine has been put on this, that [Menard’s has] backpedaled." But he added that the NLRB needs to make sure that the provision has indeed been removed. “I don’t really trust this company.”
And while removing this language would end the violation going forward, Goldstein said it is apparently still in effect now: “As we speak, these contracts are still there for 2015, so the unlawful contact is still continuing.” He hopes to still press forward with his additional complaints.