Even in great workplaces, occasions arise when we are unhappy with our work—and we may show it, depending on circumstances and job security.
T-Mobile USA Inc. had a requirement that employees maintain a “positive work environment.” That sounds fuzzy, of course, but everyone at T-Mobile—supervisors and hourly workers— understood this to mean, “Don’t support the union’s organizing drive.”
The NLRB (Obama’s, not Trump’s) ruled that the the company policy was a thin gauze to hide its opposition to the union and employee support for that group.
A Mississippi judge—graduate of Ole Miss in 1959— voted with two other judges to strike down the NLRB ruling.
Striking a note of gentility, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (based in New Orleans) said the NLRB’s ruling ignored “common sense civility guidelines.”
By the way, in the 24 hours that has elapsed since this ruling, our humble President has been a model of civility, tweeting, “Senator @lisamurkowski of the Great State of Alaska really let the Republicans, and our country, down yesterday. Too bad!,” and “ObamaCare is torturing the American People. The Democrats have fooled the people long enough. Repeal or Repeal & Replace! I have pen in hand,” and this morale building tweet, "Attorney General Jeff Sessions has taken a VERY weak position on Hillary Clinton crimes (where are E-mails & DNC server) & Intel leakers!"
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