Company Fires Laundry Workers, Calls Cops to Arrest After Firing Them

Protesting is becoming hazardous for employees. 

Janitors at a uniform cleaning company were protesting working conditions and seeking union representation.

The protest consisted of handing our pamphlets and displaying signs. There was no violence or interference with the business-- just the message that the employer paid poor wages.

The pamphleting occurred at the edge of the company’s property. When the general manager told them to move off the property, the workers complied.

Upon relocating to a strip just off the highway shoulder, they were told again to leave or the police would be called out.

Sure enough, the police showed up. No arrests were made because no crime was committed.

In arguments to the National Labor Relations Board, the company said the pamphleting could cause a car accident.
Yesterday, a three-member panel of Republican and Democratic appointees unanimously ruled that the employer violated the labor law by interfering the workers' lawful right to pamphlet.

How embarrassing for the company’s lawyer, to make such a baseless and flimsy argument.

It’s too early to say for sure, but this is a potential case for a “bargaining order.” This occurs when employers create so much of fear associating with a union that the NLRB skips the election and certifies the union as a bargaining agent.

Disclaimer: This photo is consistent with the reporting of this case, but cannot be confirmed as the actual photo of this union's protest.