When can unions use the employers e-mail to communicate with on-site or off-site workers?
This answer depends in part on the applicable labor laws in your state, province, or country. You should seek guidance about them and any relevant judgments before making your final decision on matters like these. In general, a union’s role is to represent the interests of its members and to communicate with those members. That communication includes sharing information with them, and being accessible to them in case employees have questions or problems. It is relatively easy to do this when everyone works at a central work location, but more difficult when the union members are dispersed. While there is considerable debate today about how much privacy exists in an employer’s e-mail system, the consensus seems to be that e-mail on a corporate network is not necessarily private. This means that union members who use e-mail to communicate with their representatives (or vice versa) cannot be assured these are confidential communications. In addition, companies have their own policies abou
