AMFAMAN said:
Quite the opposite is true, afterall I have already picketed the jackass in the White House with a BUSHWHACKER sign and nothing was said about it being illegal. I have seen people picket city council members houses when they allowed a Walmart to open up in their neighborhood. Newspapers post people pictures everyday without their permission. I have no problem with picketing their houses or posting pictured of the scum of the earth. So do you have any proof of what you stated is fact or are you just making this sh*t up.
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National Labor relations act of 1935 states:
Management does NOT have the right to…
* Make further bargaining with union contingent upon ending the strike.
* Deny vacation pay to strikers if it has been earned, but not taken.
* Offer super seniority to non-strikers.
Picketers/Union Rights
The National Labor Relations Act spells out those conditions under which workers can legally strike and picket. Within certain limits, they have the right to do this peacefully.
However, proper conduct on the part of strikers is strictly defined legally. Union officials and pickets do NOT have the right to…
* Prevent employees, suppliers or customers from entering or leaving a facility
* Interfere with any of the above people as they drive to or from work or home
* Bump, jostle or hit any of the above people while coming or going
* Damage vehicles or property that are passing through a picket line
* Block access to facilities with vehicles, barricades, glass, tacks, human chain, or any other means
* Carry sticks, clubs, chains, guns, or anything else that could be used as a
weapon, or pile bricks or stones nearby
* Threaten bodily harm to non-striking employees or their family members anywhere
* Carry out threats against or assault non-striking employees
* Attack the property of the company or of non-striking employees
* Trespass on the company’s property
* Threaten non-strikers with the loss of their jobs or seniority if the union wins
* Gather in such large numbers that they block entrance or exit from company property or obstruct public streets or sidewalks
Choosing a Security Firm
Should you rely on your in-house security personnel or current vendor to handle strike security?
In virtually all cases, the answer is no for two important reasons:
(1) Security is unlikely to have the specialized skills, knowledge and experience you need.
(2) Security personnel invariably have friendly personal relationships with employees who may go out on strike. This could lead to innocent “leaks†of vital information, hesitancy in carrying out orders, emotional reactions to taunts and other incidents, and problems that can linger well beyond the settlement of the labor dispute.
What do you look for in an outside security firm?
First, be sure you’re dealing with a company that specializes in providing security for companies during labor disputes. An ordinary “guard company†may do a good job under other circumstances but, like an in-house security force, it will not understand labor law, the psychology of picketing, how to cope with a wide range of threats, how to document infractions, and countless other particulars that may come into play.
Look for an outside security firm that:
* Has extensive experience providing labor dispute security
* Offers strong references from major clients
* Has a workforce of highly-trained personnel that is big enough to respond to any situation that may arise at your facility
* Uses only its own employees, not subcontractors
* Hires only those individuals with law enforcement and military background, clean records, and verified personal and employment references
* Trains personnel in every aspect of this specialized field, from communication and documentation to patrol procedures, from report writing to fire prevention, from dealing with violence to testifying in court, from property protection to first aid, with 40 hours of Pre-Employment Training
* Maintains highly professional appearance and conduct on the job
* Knows how to establish effective field command
* Offers specialized services such as bulletproof transportation, K-9 support, non-lethal weaponry, and sophisticated surveillance
* On alert 24/7, able to respond anywhere.
* Can help you in the pre-planning and post-action stages
* Maintains full insurance coverage
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The Outsourced Strike Management Team
This team anticipates problems, works with you to draw up comprehensive plans, deploys security personnel effectively, guides management and workers through crises, earns the respect of the opposition, does post-action assessments… and then leaves.
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Conduct During a Strike
When a strike or labor dispute actually occurs, there will be many specifics management and workers should be mindful of in order to conduct business safely and efficiently. Here are some general guidelines.
Dos & Don’ts for Management
Do…
… tell union employees they have a right to come back to work and that you will provide security for them if they choose to do so.
… tell union employees the company will continue operating and may hire replacement workers under certain circumstances (not an unfair labor practice strike, etc) and they can lose their jobs.
… use an incident log and witness statements to document any violations by union officials or strikers.
… keep a written record of non-union workers’ communications regarding whether or not they will report to work, and why, and give these records to your human resources department.
… ask workers if they are being harassed in any way.
