Strikes
Learn about strikes, including types of strikes, limitations on the right to strike, employees’ post-strike reinstatement rights, and permissible employer responses to strikes.
Transcript
Strikes are among the most powerful economic weapons in a union’s arsenal. The NLRA balances the right to strike with various permissible employer responses.
I. The Right to Strike
Let’s consider what constitutes a strike.
A union represented an employer’s maintenance staff. During bargaining for a CBA, the union and the employer reached an impasse. To pressure the employer, the maintenance employees walked out one day, leaving the workplace and refusing to finish the day’s work. The next...
