EMPLOYER INTERFERENCE, RESTRAINT, COERCION, EMPLOYER CONDUCT AFFECTING ORGANIZING, UNION ACCESS; SOLICITATION, AND OTHER UNION RIGHTS – Access - Union Right

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An employer may restrict non-business activities during work time, but it may not single out union activities for special restriction or enforce general restrictions more strictly with respect to union activities. (p. 3.) The employer violated this premise because it was aware of and permitted employee-run social committees to engage in non-business activities during work time but singled out union activity (e.g., soliciting information regarding working conditions or ongoing grievances) as being inappropriate non-business activities during work time. (pp. 4-5.)