They aren’t even allowed to ask that in an interview here…
All…owed?
I dont understand.
This question in job interview would be illegal in Finland, as it should be.
It’s also likely illegal in the US per the NLRA:
For example, you may not … Coercively question employees about their own or coworkers’ union activities or sympathies
Hmm, but a prospective hire in an interview is not an employee (yet). Is there any similar regulation covering interviews?
Or way to enforce those laws,because thats not what law is for?
Not that I’m aware of. However, I’ve never been asked about union sympathies across all the interviews I’ve performed, even at aggressively anti-union companies like Aldi, which points to it violating the NLRA. The NLRA is intentionally broad, I’d have to actually comb through section 8 to see if it truly applies to prospects.
I think the reason that the board chose to focus on employee vs prospective hire is because they’re trying to predict the most common scenarios of violations.
Or they might be betting that the vast majority of people applying for their jobs in 2026 have barely even thought about unions, and so mentioning it would be a net negative as it would put it on their radar.
While that very well could be, I’d like to present another anecdote that continues to point to it being against the law. While I was interviewing for my current job at a fairly anti-union company, they were aware that I had already formed a union, the supposed “reason” I was fired from that job, and that I have an ongoing ULP for NLRA discrimination. The only thing they asked me about that situation was if I could maintain professional conduct (which has to do with why I was fired)
Fun fact: When asked an illegal question in such a situation (also landlords, …), it’s legal to lie (here in Germany, don’t know about laws in other countries) because saying “I don’t want to answer” would be too obvious. That said, I’m not 100% sure this very question is also illegal in Germany but I would guess so
i can’t imagine it ever being illegal to lie. but in the US they’ll just fire you for any other reason.
Just act clueless and ask them to explain what unions are, when they’re done explaining say “Sounds dope, count me in.”
- So what motivates you?
- I like subbing. Kissing my bosses ass makes me happy. By the way, can I call you daddy?
Employ me harder daddy
Ooh kinda similar thing.
I watched a single youtube video about Israel-Iran two days ago cause I wanted to check comments and see peoples opinions, then that very night I got messaged by unkown numbers to talk about it.
Had conspiracy theories form in my head about some kind of deepstate putting me on the watchlist so I pretended to be centrist just in case.
(Don’t judge my last reply, it was 4 am)hes into politics, just not with you
how the fuck do they get your phone number just from you watching a video???
Lots of ways. If the video was watched via phone app, phone number can be collected directly. If logged into a google account on the device that viewed the video, google had the number already. Could also be from matching internet traffic over a shared IP, device with a known phone number pinged google through house’s WIFI, another device on the same WIFI watched the YouTube video.
Why would I support a union when I could buy a PlayStation with my dues instead?!
Stronger unions = higher wages = more playstations :>
Oh, longtermism, I see /s
I don’t think that will fit on a poster in the break room.
No, I support guillotining the ultra wealthy and ruling class.
We can do that after the revolution. We need to build counter-power first
Imagine what would happen if Chinese factories had independent, worker-led unions. 🥰
They would actually have the socialism they claim to have
I feel like we need to say “Actual Socialism” sometimes. Eventually it will be
- Really Actual Socialism
- Seriously Real Actual Socialism
- Unironically Seriously Real Actual Socialism.
Etc.
- Socialism 100% Real One Link Megaupload No Fake (DVDRip]
Turns out to be:
10 hours of poorly made propaganda at 1990’s broadcast quality.avi
.avi
Going for the full brand of evil I see!
Nah, the whole term “socialism” is burnt. Just say anarcho syndicalism and no one will know what your talking about
Socialism (This Time Not State Capitalism For Real)
The CIA would coopt them to undo what socialism China has. Here is a declassified CIA doc that states exactly this tactic in the past, page 2.
What a crock of shit. Independent unions don’t exist because the government isn’t interested in actual socialism. The ML loves to blame the “CIA” boogeyman but the real boogeyman is the CCP.
Goodbye simp.
Two things can be shitty.
Agreed. Fuck them both. In fact, fuck any government that harbors billionaires and all the people who simp for them.
Read it for yourself https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP74B00415R000400170054-7.pdf
No thanks.
Refusal to read the CIAs own declassified documents stating they have done this in the past is certainly a decision. How do you come to any accurate conclusion this way?
You want me to read the CIA doc because you think the CIA tells the truth? Wow, you’ve got a lot of problems.
On one hand: CIA bad
On the other: Read this truthful CIA paper
You ML are a bunch of jokes. I hope they don’t actually pay you. I know you don’t have an independent union lol
The CIA being required to declassify internal documents is drastically different than them making open claims. Next you’ll tell me there is no proof of Nazis being integrated into the US political structure because that was also declassified.
Here’s another source. You are very smart, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
Love the spirit, but I’d recommend starting with workplace mapping and building an organizing committee first
Assuming the US just avoid the AFL-CIO and similar government tools.
