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Your Rights

HSAA Strength In Members

 

  • Everyone has the right to join a trade union.

  • To certify the union, employees must first sign the petition and later vote in favour of the union (Both are needed).

  • The vote is held when enough people sign the petition.

  • The vote is by secret ballot. No one will know how you vote.

  • During organizing, employers can state their views about the union, but they cannot threaten or intimidate employees.

  • It is against the law for employers to threaten or intimidate their employees for supporting the union.

  • It is against the law for an employee to be fired because they support the union.

  • It is against the law for an employer to offer special bonuses or other incentives to employees in return for them not supporting the union.

  • Employees have the right to make a free choice about whether or not they want to join the union.

  • The union reports to all members regularly at annual meetings.

 


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