New COVID-19 Safety Rules May Boost Union Leverage
Thank You! Law360 (March 3, 2021, 4:06 PM EST) Concerns about workplace safety may give unions a foothold for organizing new shops and provide existing units more leverage and more cause to strike if businesses don t follow heightened rules for protecting workers from COVID-19, attorneys say.
Not only can the perception that employers are dropping the ball drive workers to unions or enable them to bring public pressure to support their demands, but the failure to mitigate serious hazards may empower workers to strike, even if their contracts otherwise block work stoppages.
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