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Penalties for Overstepping During Union Campaign
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
management report for nonunion organizations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1530-8286
pISSN - 0745-4880
DOI - 10.1002/mare.30659
Subject(s) - misconduct , law , political science , order (exchange) , business , law and economics , economics , finance
An innocent but unlawful misstatement by the employer can result in the National Labor Relations Board overturning a close union election in favor of the company and ordering a second election. Where management has engaged in severe and unlawful misconduct, the Board may order the employer to recognize and bargain with the union without the benefit of a second election. However, a recent decision by a federal Court of Appeals reminds employers that severe as these penalties are, they are not all that is at risk for violations of campaign laws.