In the first reversal of a precedent set during the Trump administration, the NLRB ruled that wearing union insignia is a critical form of protected communication and any attempt to restrict it is presumptively unlawful.
Consistency is the key: An employer that fires an employee for vulgar speech that violates its antiharassment policy must be able to show it would have done the same even if the employee had not been engaging in activities protected by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
Possibly foretelling a trend in protected labor protests following the Supreme Court's ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, Activision Blizzard workers walked off the job recently to pressure the game design company to end gender inequity.
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