The National Workrights Institute

Bringing Human Rights to the Workplace






Issue: RIGHT TO ORGANIZE


	The right to organize is among the most fundamental of workplace human rights. It is the workplace expression of the right to freedom of association. Employees are entitled to work collectively on common issues. The right to organize is also the tool which is used to create many other workplace rights. For example, American workers are employed "at will" and can be fired without a legitimate reason. Union members, however, can only be fired for "just cause" because they have achieved this right through collective bargaining.


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	SUPERVISORS IN NAME ONLY: The Oakwood Decision and Labor Rights NWI Statement on Right to Work Laws Policy Brief: The Employee Free Choice Act: Restoring the Right of Workers to Choose Unions Representation Elections under the NLRA; Can the System be Fixed? NWI Supports Federal Labor Law Reform Legislation Captive Audience Model Statute Captive Audience Statutes: Legal Analysis Captive Audience Testimony Testimony Before the Labor and Public Employees Committee of the Connecticut State Legislature Sample Letter Sample Letter to Congress in Support of the Employee Free Choice Act Article Right to Organize Testimony TESTIMONY PREPARED FOR THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ACLU BY NWI REGARDING RIGHT TO WORK LAWS Testimony TESTIMONY SUBMITTED BEFORE THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS REGARDING WORKPLACE VIOLENCE BY LEWIS MALTBY Statement STATEMENT SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF WORKER-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS BY LEWIS MALTBY