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Article

12 Dec 2014

Author:
Steven Greenhouse, New York Times (USA)

US Labour Board rules Walmart managers illegally disciplined & threatened striking workers

“Walmart Illegally Punished Workers, Judge Rules”, 10 Dec 2014

A National Labor Relations Board judge ruled that Walmart managers in California had illegally disciplined employees for going on strike and unlawfully threatened to close a store if many of its employees joined a group demanding higher wages…[A]n N.L.R.B…judge, also found that a Walmart manager had illegally intimidated workers...Our Walmart, a union-backed group of Walmart employees, filed the complaint with the labor board…[A] Walmart spokesman, said…: “We do not agree with some of the administrative law judge’s conclusions.” The company said it would appeal parts of the ruling to the full labor board in Washington…Federal law prohibits employers from retaliating against workers for supporting a union and from making intimidating statements that discourage workers from backing a union…