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US Labor Board: It's OK To Discuss Work and Pay with Coworkers On Social Sites

Posted by samzenpus on from the lets-talk-numbers dept.

itwbennett writes "Your employer won't like it, but they can't stop you from discussing working conditions and compensation with your coworkers on social media. In his most recent social media memo, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Lafe Solomon said that in 6 of the 7 employers' social media policies he reviewed, he found violations of Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act, which allows employees to join labor unions and to discuss working conditions with each other."

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  1. Oh, Thanks! by Gryle · · Score: 3, Funny

    So glad to have your permission to exercise my right to free speech on a social network NOT owned/controlled by my employer

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    Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not entirely sure about the universe - Einstein
  2. Re:hey! by Tanman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Either that, or Billybob just puts up with a lot more shit than anyone else.

    *cymbal crash*

  3. Re:hey! by Daniel+Dvorkin · · Score: 5, Funny

    I also don't want my coworkers knowing what I make because they will likely try demanding more than they are making when they don't deserve it. They aren't nearly as good ... People have an incorrect valuation of their own skills and contribution the vast majority of the time.

    Indeed.

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    The correlation between ignorance of statistics and using "correlation is not causation" as an argument is close to 1.