We had written previously about preventive steps organizations might take to avoid joint employer liability, and such actions should be considered now more than ever following the Boards decision in the Browning-Ferris case.
- Identification of managers and supervisors who will not be part of any unit represented by a union.
- Training those managers and supervisors on effective employee communication and other critical factors in employee satisfaction.
- Training those managers and supervisors on what they can and cannot do and say regarding union organizing, which varies under the labor law depending on the level of union activity in the workplace at any particular time.
- Careful analysis of potential employee grouping into bargaining units and strategies for using this in the employers favor.
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