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A Maine lawmaker has submitted legislation that would ban employers from retaliating against employees who refuse to attend anti-union meetings. If successful, Maine would become just the third state, following Oregon and Connecticut, to crack down on “captive audience” meetings during union drives. The tactic has been routine for decades. In the lead up to
Shalom House employees say the agency hung posters in the main office and held multiple meetings with an attorney to discourage employees from organizing.
Shalom House employees were scheduled to vote in the coming weeks, but instead, staff at the Portland nonprofit withdrew the petition.
Shalom House employees say the agency hung posters in the main office and held multiple meetings with an attorney to discourage employees from organizing. The social services agency said it believes a minority of Shalom House employees share those concerns.
A federal court is requiring the El Rodeo and Casa Tequila locations to pay nearly $912,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 99 workers