What does it mean to not cross a picket line?
What does it mean to not cross a picket line?
Your decision is a matter of ethics and loyalty. Honoring a picket line shows your support for the picketing workers, their union, and the labor movement as a whole. Refusing to cross a picket line tells the employer that unless they end their dispute with the employees there will be no business as usual.
Is it legal for the workers to picket?
It’s legal to do pickets. The purpose of picketing is to publicize the worker’s dispute with their employer who are not directly involved and to the public. Workers hope that this visible sign of solidarity among the workers will persuade the employer to give in their demands.
What happens if you cross a union picket line?
Many courts have held that unions have the power to discipline their members. This discipline can include imposing a significant fine upon and then suing you to enforce the payment of the fine. If you wish to avoid consequences like that, you cannot remain a member of the union and cross the picket line.
Can you get fired for striking?
It depends on whether the strike was a form of ‘protected industrial action’. Although a strike, or other form of industrial action, is a breach of the contract of employment, which would normally give the employer the right to terminate, dismissal would be unfair if the action was ‘protected’.
Do union workers get paid during a strike?
Are Workers Paid While on Strike? When a worker chooses to go on strike, that person is not entitled to a normal paycheck from their employer. However, many unions will have a strike fund that will help striking employees meet their basic financial needs.
Do you get paid for striking?
You do not have to pay employees who are on strike. If workers take action short of a strike, and refuse to carry out part of their contractual work, this is called ‘partial performance’. if they do not fulfil the terms of their employment contract, you do not have to pay them.
How does strike pay work?
So what happens to your income when you go on strike? Well, to put it bluntly, it stops. It stops until the strike is called off, that is. As long as you are away from your workplace for while your union is on strike, you will not be paid by your employer.
How long does strike pay last?
Strike assistance pay of $250.00 shall be provided for each week of an authorized strike or lockout, prorated by day, including the first week. Strike assistance pay will cease on the members individual return to work, not to exceed 28 days following the ratification date.
What happens when you go on strike?
During a strike the company loses money every day that striking workers are able to shut down production. Often companies try to bring in new workers to take the place of striking workers. These new workers must cross lines of picketing strikers to enter the workplace. This usually upsets the strikers very much.
What are the disadvantages of a strike for employees?
THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF A STRIKE FOR BOTH PARTIES. The employer is likely to lose money due to delayed service to clients or to lost production time. The employees will lose their pay due to the no work, no pay principle. If the strikers are dismissed they will lose their livelihoods altogether.
What are my rights as a union steward?
Rights of Union Stewards Steward have equal status with management, the right to solicit grievances and the right to active participation in a Weingarten setting.
How do you deal with a union steward?
Universal supervisory principles
- Honesty – Do what you say you will do (keep your word).
- Clear communication – Be clear about expectations and hold people accountable.
- Being open – Genuinely listen to employees’ concerns.
- Respect – Enforce expectations respectfully.
- Fairness – Treat all employees equally.
Will a union help non members?
As a non-member you can ask a trade union representative to accompany you to a formal grievance hearing. Unions are sometimes prepared to help non-members especially if an issue affects more than one member of staff, as it can lead to it gaining new members and recognition with an employer.
Can I join a union during a disciplinary?
No, a worker does not have to be a union member to request to be accompanied by a trade union official at a disciplinary or grievance hearing, but this is subject to the union official agreeing to appear on the worker’s behalf.
Can you take a family member to a disciplinary meeting?
You can bring someone with you to a disciplinary meeting. This is a meeting which can lead to disciplinary action. Taking someone with you is called the ‘right to be accompanied’.