unfair labor practice
Illegal employer conduct
An unfair labor practice is conduct by employers or unions that violates workers' rights under labor law—typically interfering with organizing efforts, discriminating against union members, or refusing to bargain in good faith.
The company was cited for unfair labor practices after firing workers who tried to unionize.
The term is formal and legal, appearing in complaints filed with labor relations boards.
- strike breakerReplacement during walkout
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- wage theftEmployer withholding earned compensation
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- misclassificationErroneous categorical assignment
whistleblower laws · NLRB · coercion · picket line · wrongful termination · breach of contract · intimidation tactics · Taft-Hartley · right to work · insubordination · union busting · surveillance · sabotage · lockout · shop steward · card check · closed shop · at-will employment
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