Employers are generally prohibited from terminating employees exercising their legal right to honor a picket line.

However, employers may temporarily replace such workers with employees who are willing to cross the line and work.

Therefore, employees working under the agreement retain their right to honor a lawful picket line.

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We want you to know that such inquiries are a violation of your rights under the NationalLaborRelations Act.

We also ask that you yo inform your local union immediately should any employer engage in this conduct.

All of these contracts contain no strike provisions.

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Basic AgreementThe Basic Agreement does not expressly prohibit employees from honoring lawful picket lines.

Therefore, employees working under the agreement retain their right to honor a lawful picket line.

Area Standards AgreementUnder the Area Standards Agreement, employees are expressly permitted to honor any lawful picket line.

USA 829s film and television production agreement does not expressly prohibit employees from honoring lawful picket lines.

Therefore, employees working under these agreements retain their right to honor a lawful picket line.

The no-strike provisions in those contracts were not modified.

Therefore, it is necessary for you to review the no-strike provision in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.

That may be the Basic Agreement, the Area Standards Agreement, or a Local agreement.

Videotape Electronics Supplemental AgreementThe Videotape Agreement does not expressly prohibit employees from honoring lawful picket lines.

Therefore, employees working under the agreement retain their right to honor a lawful picket line.

Commercial Production AgreementThe Commercial Production Agreement does not expressly prohibit employees from honoring lawful picket lines.

Therefore, employees working under the agreement retain their right to honor a lawful picket line.