UNFAIR PRACTICE ISSUES; STRIKES, SLOWDOWNS AND WORK STOPPAGES – Refusal to Perform Duties

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In work-to-contract cases, the inquiry focuses on whether the activities which were not performed are voluntary or required. A refusal to perform purely voluntary duties is protected conduct, while the refusal to perform normally required to assigned duties is not.