Some​ ​Examples​ ​of​ ​Protected​ ​and

Unprotected​ ​Activity
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Protected​ ​Activity Unprotected​ ​Activity

Striking​ ​(sometimes) Striking​ ​if​ ​there​ ​is​ ​a​ ​“no​ ​strike”​ ​clause​ ​in
the​ ​contract​ ​or​ ​if​ ​it​ ​is​ ​illegal
Buttons,​ ​Stickers
Slowdowns
Leaflets
Intermittent​ ​Work​ ​Stoppages
Petitions
Destroying​ ​employer​ ​property
Grievances
Assaulting​ ​the​ ​employer
Hats,​ ​Shirts
Sit​ ​down​ ​strikes
Group​ ​Grievances
Disparaging​ ​the​ ​employer​ ​or​ ​employer’s
Informational​ ​Picketing​ ​before​ ​and​ ​after product
work
Disloyalty
Whistle​ ​Blowing​ ​(limited)
Disobeying​ ​a​ ​direct​ ​order​ ​(except​ ​in
Group​ ​Grievance​ ​presentation​ ​during extreme​ ​safety​ ​cases)
lunch​ ​or​ ​break​ ​time
Disrupting​ ​production​ ​or​ ​work​ ​of​ ​others
Working​ ​to​ ​Rule
Profane​ ​or​ ​obscene​ ​language
Shop​ ​Talk
Individual​ ​“complaining”​ ​on​ ​social​ ​media
Using​ ​Social​ ​media​ ​to​ ​criticize​ ​and
organize​ ​as​ ​a​ ​group

Stop​ ​&​ ​Think

Before​ ​using​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​“protected​ ​activities”​ ​remember​ ​that​ ​our​ ​main​ ​protection​ ​comes
from​ ​worker​ ​solidarity,​ ​not​ ​the​ ​law.​ ​The​ ​more​ ​people​ ​that​ ​participate,​ ​the​ ​safer​ ​you​ ​are.
What​ ​is​ ​“protected”​ ​may​ ​in​ ​certain​ ​situations​ ​be​ ​“unprotected”​ ​and​ ​depending​ ​on​ ​who​ ​is
President​ ​of​ ​the​ ​US,​ ​what​ ​is​ ​“protected”​ ​today​ ​maybe​ ​“unprotected”​ ​tomorrow.