What is an unfair labour practice complaint? Unfair labour practices are acts that interfere with a union's right or ability to represent its members or an employee's right to make up their own mind about whether to support a union.
An employer will be in violation of the NLRA if the company (a) refuses to bargain collectively with the representatives of the employees, (b) refuses to recognize a majority union, (c) takes unilateral actions, (d) refuses to provide necessary information to union representatives, (e) refuses to sign a written ...
Section 1160.10 - Civil penalty for unfair labor practice (a) (1) Any employer who commits an unfair labor practice shall, in addition to any remedy ordered by the board, be subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation.
Some examples of ULPs include a management (or union) refusal to consult or negotiate in good faith; an agency's implementation of a personnel policy without providing the union the opportunity to bargain, discrimination against an employee because they are a union officer or member, or interference in the exercise of ...