Can unions be charged with ULP’s?
YES. Unions are charged more often than employers with Unfair Labor Practices (ULP’s). According to the NLRB’s annual report for fiscal year 2005, union officials faced a disproportionately high number of allegations of wrongdoing when compared to employers. The report stated that unions faced 6,381 ULP’s of which 82% were for illegal restraint and coercion of employees as compared to the leading allegations against employers which were 53% for refusal to bargain. Some 594 charges were for illegal union discrimination against employees. The Bureau of National Affairs reports between 1998 and 2004 that allegations of violations included 2,161 against UFCW; 6,909 against Teamsters; 3,910 against SEIU; and 1912 against Steelworkers. http://www.unionfacts.com/articles/laborPractices.
YES. Unions are charged more often than employers with Unfair Labor Practices (ULP’s). According to the NLRB’s annual report for fiscal year 2005, union officials faced a disproportionately high number of allegations of wrongdoing when compared to employers. The report stated that unions faced 6,381 ULP’s of which 82% were for illegal restraint and coercion of employees as compared to the leading allegations against employers which were 53% for refusal to bargain. Some 594 charges were for illegal union discrimination against employees. The Bureau of National Affairs reports between 1998 and 2004 that allegations of violations included 2,161 against UFCW; 6,909 against Teamsters; 3,910 against SEIU; and 1912 against Steelworkers.
