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NRLB Redefines 'Your Own Time'

Posted by timothy on from the can't-possibly-pass-muster dept.

Doc Ruby writes "The U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled to ban off-duty worker 'fraternization,' at the employer's discretion. So getting together for a beer after work can now be prohibited by the boss. With IT workers so commonly producing some of our best work 'after hours,' even at home or in restaurants/bars, will this ruling come back to bite employers in the IT industry? Can they really stop you from talking with your cubicle neighbor on the bus home, if they can't even stop you from reading Slashdot while on the clock?"

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  1. Re:Why are we allowing work to control us? by EnderWiggnz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    this type of behavior - hiring security firms to prevent organizing will lead to armed conflict between labor and the owners.

    it has before, and i cant believe that we're back there again.

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  2. Re:Why are we allowing work to control us? by vinohradska · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Whoa - that sounds rough. My sympathies. I suppose you could always "disappear" [move to Thailand, or some such thing], but if you want to be near your kid then that option is out.

  3. 40+hours a week by Descalzo · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    "Companies that want salaried positions to work far more than 40 hours a week are either bleeding money, cutting costs so badly they are understaffed or have no real concern for their employees..."

    ...or are public elementary schools.

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    I cried real tears when Li Mu Bai died.