Updated with respect to the National Labor Relations Board’s November 2024 Amazon.Com Services LLC and Siren Retail d/b/a Starbucks rulings on captive audience meetings and employer communications during union organizing.
Mandatory meetings in which employers urge employees to reject union representation violate federal labor law, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled.
California has joined the ranks of states barring employers from requiring employees to attend meetings intended to communicate the employer's opinions on unions.
Illinois employers soon will be prohibited from requiring employees to attend or participate in meetings intended to communicate an employer's opinions on unions.