ABA Family Legal Guide

Law and the Workplace

On the Job

Unions in the Workplace

What are some examples of how employees might use rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)?

Employees might utilize these rights by attending union meetings, talking to co-employees about unions or other workplace issues, passing out union literature, wearing union buttons, campaigning for union office, circulating petitions advocating workplace improvements, or engaging in a work stoppage or picketing.