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Illinois employees can’t be disciplined for skipping meetings hosted by their employer to discuss union organizing under a law signed by Gov. J. B. Pritzker on July 31.
The law takes aim at so-called “captive audience” meetings, which are typically held by employers during labor organizing campaigns to discuss what joining a union would mean for their workforces. While management-side attorneys say such meetings give employers an opportunity to discuss issues such as union dues or the collective bargaining process, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is scrutinizing the practice, the Society for Human Resource Management reported last year. NLRB General