{"id":11495,"date":"2019-08-17T06:00:47","date_gmt":"2019-08-17T11:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=11495"},"modified":"2019-08-20T14:36:17","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T19:36:17","slug":"stop-and-shop-strike-fallout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nrtw.org\/es\/newsletter-articles\/stop-and-shop-strike-fallout\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop & Shop Strike Fallout: Grocery Worker Hits UFCW with Two Federal Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following article is from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation\u2019s bi-monthly Foundation Action Newsletter, July\/August 2019 edition. To view other editions or to sign up for a free subscription, click here<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

Union bosses bullied and illegally threatened to discipline employee who defied strike demands<\/h3>\n

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Ardent forced dues-supporter and former Vice President Joe Biden joined with UFCW bosses on the picket lines during the Stop & Shop strike, even as UFCW officials were violating the rights of rank-and-file workers.<\/i><\/p>\n

NORTHAMPTON, MA<\/strong> – Stop & Shop employee Matthew Coffey, one of thousands across New England who were ordered to strike by United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union bosses in April, has filed two unfair labor practice charges against the union for violating his rights before, during and after the strike.<\/p>\n

Coffey charges that UFCW officials lied to him about union membership requirements at the beginning of his tenure with Stop & Shop, misinformed him about his right to continue working during the strike, targeted him with personal slurs when he did decide to keep working and finally tried to illegally discipline him once the strike concluded.<\/p>\n

From Start of Employment, UFCW Bosses Misled Worker <\/center><\/strong><\/p>\n

According to his first charge, union officials led Coffey to believe that Stop & Shop is a \u201cclosed shop.\u201d As a result, he joined the UFCW when hired in 2017, under the impression that union membership was required to keep his job.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t until the April strike that he discovered \u201cclosed shops\u201d are illegal under federal law and he had the legal right to refrain from formal union membership.<\/p>\n

With this new knowledge, he returned to work and filed his first charge against UFCW Local 1459 with free legal aid from National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys. That charge detailed union lies about his right to refrain from union membership and resign before the strike.<\/p>\n

It also detailed harassment he endured, including personal slurs, because he exercised his right to work during the strike.<\/p>\n

Illegal Threats Follow Initial Rights Violations<\/center><\/strong> <\/p>\n

After the strike ended, UFCW officials weren\u2019t finished with Coffey. Union agents mailed him a letter, threatening to discipline him for disobeying the strike order and demanding that Coffey appear before a union kangaroo court to defend himself. <\/p>\n

Coffey responded by filing a second unfair labor practice charge.<\/p>\n

\u201cMatthew Coffey endured bullying and intimidation from UFCW union bosses, simply for choosing to resign his union membership and continue to work and provide for his family,\u201d commented National Right to Work Foundation Vice President Patrick Semmens.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, this is not an uncommon story. Union boss-ordered strikes are frequently rife with intimidation and violations of workers\u2019 rights, and the Foundation plays a major role in ensuring workers subjected to such malfeasance have a voice.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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