Executive Council Statement
The Fight to Protect Workplace Democracy
… for less pay, fewer benefits and diminished buying power. Now the Bush-appointed National Labor Relations Board is poised to issue a series of decisions that could narrow even further the one road to economic security that a shrinking number of … Policy Institute. Unlike “employees,” “supervisors” have no federal labor law protections; they not only lose the right to have a union contract, but can be fired or disciplined for any union activity. Any skilled or experienced worker who sometimes directs or assigns the work of less skilled and experienced workers is vulnerable to a broadened definition of “supervisor” in these cases. …