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For decades, employers have been forcing workers to attend “captive audience” meetings where they are required to listen to anti-union employer views. Last week, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that these meetings are illegal ?? Meanwhile, a growing number of states have enacted legislation to ban mandatory captive audience meetings on political or religious matters and protect workers broadly from the overarching threat of employer coercion. Both because the NLRB only has the ability to address captive audience meetings focused on anti-union speech, and because the new ruling will be at risk of reversal by a future labor board, it remains very important for states to protect workers’ freedom of choice and thought. TL;DR: This ruling is a huge step forward to protect workers from anti-union employer coercion. AND state-level solutions are more important than ever at a moment when federal uncertainty threatens worker freedoms. https://lnkd.in/eYRFNgZu

Massachusetts voters just gave Uber and Lyft drivers the ability to join a union to help them negotiate for better pay, working conditions, and job protections.?This historic victory fuels my hope for the future. #gigworkers #Uber

HUGE win for worker freedom: the NLRB has just ruled that captive audience meetings are illegal!? https://lnkd.in/edGrQxvt

Workers are closest to many of the problems and potential solutions most critical to an enterprise’s performance, holding essential knowledge about safety, productivity, and culture. Tomorrow, 11/20, at 2pm ET The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program will be hosting a conversation on different forms of workplace democracy and how these structures can benefit both workers and employers. I'm looking forward to hearing from Julian S. McKinley of The Democracy at Work Institute, Lenore Palladino of University of Massachusetts Amherst, & Larry Williams Jr. of UnionBase with expert facilitation from my amazing colleague Liba Wenig Rubenstein. Please join us!

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What Do the Election Results Mean for Unions?

The National Labor Relations Board just issued a major ruling, which is significant news for workers and their interactions with employers. Labor Lab has an interesting take on it:

We shared this message before the election, and it feels even more poignant now. We remain steadfast in our mission to strengthen the labor movement. Let's take the weekend to reflect, but come back Monday to work hard to protect and expand labor rights.

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