Antiunion Discrimination Case Summary

1. Do you believe Fortin was the victim of antiunion discrimination by her employer? Why or why not?
In my opinion, Ms. Fortin was the victim of antiunion discrimination by her employer. Because of Fortin’s outstanding performance within the company, she was put in charge of the Metro-Dade account. In 1994, she increased the sales of the Metro-Dade account. She even received a commendation for the increase of sale for the Metro-Dade account. The reason that I believe she a victim of antiunion discrimination is because it all spiraled down after she testified on the union’s behalf on June 1st, 1994. For 8 years prior, she had an excellent track record. When she returned back to work from the union meeting, she was given her first corrective action. This was followed by 4 other corrective actions all in the month of June.
These corrective actions were followed by the company’s sudden decisions to remove her direct line and taking away special deliveries to her
In my company, the employees are currently trying to unionize our company. My employer has twisted the way they do things and are respecting the employees right to unionize. Although many times employees have a reason to want to unionize, other times employees unionize for the wrong reasons. This in turn affects laws to be passed and the workforce to benefit. In the end, many of these decisions made by unions, affect the bottom line of the company. When owning a business, it is important for that business to be able to have flexibility. Companies need to be able to cut wages, cut back hours or add hours when need be, and recruit and terminate as they see fit. Business owners like to be in charge of their business and they don’t want to be bothered by union representatives and employees rather than adults who have responsibilities in their