are union meetings allowed during office hours?

Answer 1

That depends. If your place of employment is organized, there may be something in the labor contract between the company and the union that permits union meetings during office hours.

In general, matters such as union meetings must be "off the clock." That is to say, your employer will not pay you for the time you attend the meetings. You may have to "clock out" or sign out on your time card for the period of time you are gone for the meeting.

Union meetings are allowed during office hours, but you may not be able to attend.

Answer 2

in the UK provided you are a member of a recognised union and your employer has been given notice of the shop stewards intention to hold a meeting not only is it allowed but the employer can be fined for attempting to stop the meeting. if he has a legitimate reason for stopping a union meeting he has to convene with the union official. furthermore if a recognised union official does call a meeting no action can be taken against any employee who is a union member for attending the meeting by his/her employers...further to the answer below-in the UK employees are paid while in union meetings-if the employer were to deny this it would be classed as obstructing the union official in his duties (a serious offence in an organized workplace) because if the employee were not to be paid they would not turn up at the meeting. in all the meetings i have conducted i have ensured that all attendees were paid and i encountered no problems. this is of course at the discretion of the employer-but not paying an employee while on official union business is not a wise move.

Answer 3

No! you can get fired