Indianapolis, IN (January 14, 2019)<\/b> \u2013 An employee of an automobile component plant in Indianapolis, Indiana has just won a settlement before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) after bringing federal charges against his employer for requiring employees to wear union logos on uniforms, whether or not the employees were union members. <\/p>\n
With free legal aid from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, David Thomas filed an unfair labor practice charge with the NLRB against his employer, Faurecia. The charge was brought following a new policy adopted by the company requiring employees like Thomas to wear uniforms displaying the insignia of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1424. <\/p>\n
Thomas, who chooses to exercise his rights under Indiana\u2019s Right to Work law to refrain from union membership and dues, refused to wear the union regalia and at the behest of union officials was disciplined for refusing to wear the uniform promoting a union he opposes. <\/p>\n
Under the National Labor Relations Act, employees are protected from being forced to associate with a union, making the company\u2019s policy a clear violation of federal law. <\/p>\n
The settlement reached between Thomas and company representatives requires Faurecia to rescind the uniform policy and expunge the verbal warning from Thomas\u2019 employee records. A notice about the settlement and removal of the uniform policy will be posted for all of the company\u2019s employees to see.<\/p>\n
An additional charge against the uniform policy was filed by a second Faurecia employee at the same time as Thomas\u2019 charge. This charge was settled privately in favor of the employee, who had been dismissed by the company for challenging the union logo policy. <\/p>\n
\u201cFederal law, along with Indiana\u2019s Right to Work protections, clearly provides that forced union affiliation is a violation of workers\u2019 legal rights,\u201d said Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. \u201cIndependent workers should never be forced to be a walking billboard for a union they oppose, and this case makes it clear that such a policy is a violation of workers\u2019 rights.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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