Ever since the General Foods case in 1977, it has been clear that employees can be given decisionmaking authority without violating section 8(a)(2). If management wants to set up work teams and allow them to schedule their own hours, investigate plant safety, or redesign job procedures, the law permits it.
Lateefah Simon: “Ever since the General Foods case in 1977, it has been clear that employees can be given decisionmaking authority…”
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Discussing employee decision-making authority in relation to labor law.
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