Every five minutes an employee tries to make me join the union, and I've said several times I don't want to and feel I dont make enough to even consider it since I need to save money. How should I handle this?
Tell them no for the last time. Remind them that if they ask you again they are in violation of The Taft Hartley Act of 1947. Watch the expression on their face go blank lol! Also, look up The Taft Hartley Act and see what it actually is so you will know.
If I understand it correctly, isn't that act in reference only to business owners and union representatives?
Not the part I read. But crap if I can find it now to link here. I'd go with "it's against my religion". WTF are they going to say about that?
yeah I dunno what arcane sub categorical bi law he was referring to, but it has nothing to do with the situation at hand. Not uncommon for that guy to spout useless sh!t like that, tho
If I understand it correctly, isn't that act in reference only to business owners and union representatives?
Not the part I read. But crap if I can find it now to link here. I'd go with "it's against my religion". WTF are they going to say about that?
yeah I dunno what arcane sub categorical bi law he was referring to, but it has nothing to do with the situation at hand. Not uncommon for that guy to spout useless sh!t like that, tho
No, it was true. But I'm not going to the trouble to try to find the website, it's not my problem. Also, I was talking about the Taft Hartley Law which isn't an arcane sub categorical bi law. It's not useless and I'm not a guy. So, guess that makes your wrong on all counts. Since you don't have any useful information, your post is just to spout off and show your ignorance. Good job on that!
Whether you're a union member being harassed by a union local representative or a nonunion employee who feels harassed by a union rep who's trying to organize your workplace, you can either ignore the harassment and hope it goes away or file a complaint. Union reps can be persistent, although they don't always resort to harassment. Nevertheless, if you feel uncomfortable or pressured by a union rep, your options are to speak up internally -- that is, within the union ranks -- or to file a formal complaint with the National Labor Relations Board.
Organized Labor Movement
It's no surprise that unions and employers sometimes have adversarial relationships. The goal of organized labor is strength in numbers -- solidarity, it's called. When the National Labor Relations Act, or the NLRA, passed in 1935, it clarified workers' rights to engage in collective activity through supporting organized labor and union organizing in the workplace. The NLRA imposed restrictions on employers that prohibits them from interfering with those rights. Congressional support for organized labor based its arguments in favor of the NLRA on the inability of individual employees to have any impact on their working conditions if they weren't permitted to work in concert with others.
The Taft-Hartley Equalizer
Based on the NLRA restrictions, employers were restricted from interfering from employee's rights to engage in concerted action to improve their working conditions. But that left employees who were satisfied with their pay, benefits and hours who weren't interested in concerted action or union representation. With the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947, labor unions were prohibited from interfering with workers' rights not to engage in concerted activity. Union reps who tried to pressure workers who didn't want to unionize and who didn't support organized labor were subject to sanctions and penalties.
I am having a bit of trouble seeing a union rep continuously annoying the OP about joining the Union. From what I envision it's probably another employee saying "You know what? You should join the union! They help us out so much!" and the OP is just fed up with it. telling them that they are harassing them and, if it continues, they would report them would probably be enough to get the behavior to stop.
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