A large public utility company faces the possibility of a strike. The company has mandated that some non-union employees will report to work and those employees are told they will work a 12 hour day, 6 days a week or face the possibility of losing their jobs. Is this legal? Can they force people to cross a picket line and make them work these hours?
2007-05-09 13:34:43 · 13 answers · asked by baychel 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
they can require non union employees to work however they say , aslong as they are paying the overtime . or the salary if they are management type , it's called employed at will or a right to work state , where the employer can fire you at any time for any reason or the employee can quit at any time for any reason
2007-05-09 13:42:23 · answer #1 · answered by Dr.Bucksnort 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally, your employer can require you to work as many hours as it wants, as long as it pays overtime after 40 hours a week. (Exceptions would be child labor law requirements.)
You cannot be fired for honoring a picket line, but you could probably be replaced. If you're not crossing the picket line, you should make sure the employer knows that that is why you are not coming in. It would be best if you were part of a group that decided to honor the picket line together and let the employer know that, too.
Good Luck.
2007-05-09 13:44:30 · answer #2 · answered by Harry M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can't force them, like take a gun and make them go to work, they are free to quit, But of course they can set the required work hours and the employee has to do it or lose thier jobs.
One reason you will note this was NON union workers not the union workers
And yes if he workers are not part of the union, they are not protected by the union so if they don't show up for work, they lose thier jobs.
Not nice, not fair, but legal
2007-05-09 13:41:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You cannot be "forced" to work at all because president lincoln freed the slaves. However, there is no against a company that makes continued employment conditioned on meeting the temporary needs of the company. The only law for most occupations is the one requiring overtime pay. So, if you find the demands to be too much, you are free to quit.
2016-05-19 03:14:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the employee has the option to not show up. If he doesn't report as ordered, the company has the option to fire him as he is non-union.
No one is forcing him to do anything; it's a matter of whether or not he wants the job. The company still has to pay him overtime.
2007-05-09 13:41:38 · answer #5 · answered by AniMeyhem! 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Generally speaking....Yup,they can.Is your state a 'at will' employment state? If it is, they can cease a person's employment for NO REASON STATED WHATSOEVER and with no notice whatsoever! Do your employees have any type of written company policy about overtime? Are there any state laws to prohibit this that you are aware of? Have you consulted your local labor board?
2007-05-12 19:47:53 · answer #6 · answered by Coffeeman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. They can quit - or, I suppose, try to join the union (not sure how that'd work) - instead.
Really, though, when you're facing a strike, the last thing you want to do is abuse your non-union workers.
2007-05-09 14:23:37 · answer #7 · answered by B.Kevorkian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not nice, but legal
amerikorp wins again.
they cant force you to cross the picket line if you dont want to, jsut make sure they know why your not showing up for work
2007-05-09 13:55:33 · answer #8 · answered by Kevy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you fill you are being forced to break labor laws quit file a lawsuit for 100 million they will settle 200 thousand or so.
2007-05-09 14:17:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
a company can set guidelines, and if you choose not to follow those guidelines, they can choose not to keep you as a an employee.
with jobs going down the drain, why would you not want to work extra hours? extra hours means extra cabbage in your pocket.
2007-05-09 13:58:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋