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Last Look, June 2023

Union pride on display
Published: June 2023

Wear that ‘I Am The Union’ T-shirt to school with pride!

5 teachers wearing matching purple pro-union t-shirts stand in a school hallway lined with lockers
Jennifer Cook, Sarah Hilvers, Tyler Hartz, Emma Pullis, and Jasmine Lopez, all of Fayette County, Kentucky, demonstrate solidarity.

In 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) affirmed that any attempt by employers to restrict the display of union insignia, including on clothes worn in the workplace, is unlawful.

Blond teacher stands in a classroom wearing a black t-shirts that says Fighting for Great Public Schools
Kathryn Vaughn, of Tipton County, Tennessee, shows her union pride.

“Wearing union insignia, whether a button or T-shirt, is a critical form of protected communication,” says NLRB Chair Lauren McFerran. “For many decades, employees have used insignia to advocate for their workplace interests—from supporting organizing campaigns to protesting unfair conditions in the workplace—and the law has always protected them.”

So break out your union swag and show your colleagues that you stand

in solidarity with them!

Librarian leans over seated students at the library who are reading a book

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