During many organizing campaigns, employers actively oppose workers’ efforts to form a union and have a greater voice in the workplace. Management may hire outside union busters paid to disrupt or stamp out organizing efforts.
However, workers seeking to organize have protections under the law. This page will focus on employees’ legal rights during organizing.
| Scott Motl, shop steward at Mandalay Bay, describes how retaliation rumors were circulating, but he learned from the union that the practice is illegal--the right to organize is protected by law | |
| Axel Obregon, Engineer at Treasure Island, describes efforts by management to introduce doubts about the benefits of unionizing and fears of termination if the campaign is not successful | |
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Steve Morgan, Engineer at Treasure Island, explains how learning the facts can defeat anti-union messaging |
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Jeff Erhart, shop steward at Treasure Island, reflects on how the union busting efforts lacked substance |
| Larry Lisby, shop steward at MGM Grand, describes hearing false claims that the union would try to get cards signed and then do nothing for the workers |
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