EMPLOYER INTERFERENCE, RESTRAINT, COERCION; QUESTIONING/INTERROGATING EMPLOYEES – Union Views; Voting; Questionnaires; Polling of Employees

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Employer violated EERA by soliciting employees to sign an online anti-union petition. The petition allowed the employer to determine the identity and number of teachers who were still undecided or might favor the union. Teachers would reasonably read such a petition to mean that their employer was soliciting their support and that it was assessing teacher sentiment. Such conduct constitutes unlawful interference because an employer may not pressure employees into making an observable choice about a union that indicates rejection or support. (Pages 26-29.)