🏛️ This week the Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Minnesota's ban on captive audience meetings which force employees to listen to political, religious, or anti-union employer views—on work time. 1/
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kimt.comU.S. Supreme Court upholds Minnesota's worker protection law decisionThe U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge against Minnesota's ban on captive audience meetings.
“Every worker deserves the freedom to make their own decisions about politics and religion without fear of losing their job,” said Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. “This law protects workers from retaliation … it also gives workers the power to stand up for themselves.” 2/
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More states should join those already protecting workers' freedom of conscience in the workplace by prohibiting employers from threatening, disciplining, firing, or retaliating against workers who choose not to attend mandatory meetings focused on political or religious matters unrelated to work.
epi.orgNLRB rules anti-union captive audience meetings an illegal abuse of employer power: States must also continue to broaden protection of workers’ freedom from employer coercion on political, religious m...U.S. employers have tremendous power over worker conduct. For decades, federal law has allowed employers to require workers to attend “captive audience” meetings—and force employees to listen to polit...