Can a union fire a union member/employee for crossing the picket line to work?
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Can a union fire a union member/employee for crossing the picket line to work?
Asked on November 4, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, California
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Technically a union cannot fire its member for crossing a picket line to work because the union is not an employer for the member. Rather the union is an organization which the member belongs for work purposes. Under the facts that you have written, it is possible that the union would be entitled to legally "expel" the union member from its membership for crossing a picket line to work.
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