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During a card-signing campaign, what may an employer lawfully do and what may it not do?
AIt may speak out against the union but not coerce employees
BIt may coerce employees but must not speak against a union
CIt may dismiss any employee who signs an authorization card
DIt may sign the cards on behalf of employees who refuse to
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. It may speak out against the union but not coerce employees
1. Most employers do resist a card-signing campaign rather than stay silent.
2. They resist by speaking out against unions in letters, posters, and employee assemblies, which is argument rather than obstruction.
3. Interfering directly with the campaign is not permitted.
4. Neither is coercing employees into staying out of the union.
5. So the line falls between persuading and pressuring, which is what option A states.
6. Options B, C, and D all describe coercion or direct interference and therefore fall on the wrong side of that line.
_Source: OpenStax Introduction to Business (CC BY 4.0), Ch 8 "Managing Human Resources and Labor Relations", section Union Organizing_
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