NLRB Rules 'Vulgar' Union Buttons Allowed

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In our prior alerts, we notified you of the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) recent decisions clarifying when, in the current board's estimation, an employer violates Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) by restricting employee speech.

As a supplement, employers may be interested to read the NLRB’s recent decision in Pac. Bell Tel. Co., 362 NLRB No. 105 (June 2, 2015). The NLRB found Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell (d/b/a/ AT&T) violated Section 7 of the NLRA by prohibiting union members from wearing vulgar union buttons. The union buttons at issue stated...

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