YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Freeing Captive Audiences

Good things are happening! Mandatory antiunion meetings are declared illegal, the Justice Department stops a home care conglomeration and demands a Google breakup, and telemarketing crackdowns are paying off.

Captive Audience Meetings Are Set Free

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled on Nov. 13 that it’s illegal for employers to call mandatory staff meetings to express negative views on unions. These meetings are referred to as “captive audience meetings” and are designed to dissuade employee organizing and scare workers into voting against unions.