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Re:New Facebook tool allows employers to suppress “unionize”... by Angostura on Friday June 12, 2020 @10:46AM (#23499733)
> At our company, a number of job functions are union-only work, meaning it is a violation of the union contract for any non-union employee to perform that work.

This is known as a 'closed shop' in the UK. Closed shops are not synonymous or required for unions to function.

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Re:New Facebook tool allows employers to suppress “unionize”... by sideshowb on Friday June 12, 2020 @11:07AM (#23499991)
Yeah, we have a union at work and can confirm we're allowed to move chairs, monitors... actually I can't imagine any work our employer would stop us doing unless there is a health and safety, ethical or PR issue
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