Facts Matter. You Matter. – Message #8

FICTION: Sharp HealthCare provides the union with the home addresses of employees to allow union representatives to make unannounced visits to employee homes to talk about union membership and voting intentions.

FACT: Once a petition is filed and the NLRB has approved an election to be held, Sharp is legally required to provide the names, addresses and phone numbers to the union of all employees eligible to vote. It’s important to know that Sharp firmly believes employees have the right to privacy – where you work and where you live – and you do not have to speak with uninvited visitors to your home.

We have been receiving questions from concerned employees about union representatives who made surprise visits to their homes to ask about their thoughts on union membership and whether or not they plan to vote for the union. These surprise visitors may even claim that you can’t vote in the upcoming election if you don’t speak with them, which simply is not true. Employees are under no obligation to speak to any representative, let alone answer questions, if they so choose, and each eligible voter will be given the opportunity to vote in person. It is your right. It is also your right to be free from intimidation. If you feel you’re being harassed by anyone, whether it’s a representative from the union or Sharp, you can call the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) San Diego Region Office at  (619) 557-6184 to make a report.

Facts matter. You matter.

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