AT&T suspended nearly 200 employees who wore shirts that said "Prisoner of AT$T” at work during contentious contract negotiations. Employees are permitted a wide range of protest under the National Labor Relations Act, but are not permitted to disparage their employer while on the job. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that AT&T did not violate the NLRA by suspending employees who worked while wearing these t-shirts. Judge Kavanagh wrote: “No company, at least one that is interested in keeping its customers, presumably wants its employees walking into people’s homes wearing shirts that say "Inmate" and "Prisoner." See: http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/cadc/11-1099/11-1099-2015-07-10.html
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