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Common Salting Signs and Strategies
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Resume shows most or all positions are with unionized companies
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Resume shows gaps in employment or only the last few jobs are listed, and upon asking about additional experience, the employee is evasive
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The language on the resume, job application, during an interview or after hiring is typical union language, like organize, job security, dignity, and seniority
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A new employee begins forming groups of employees who stop talking when the supervisor approaches and appears to be assuming an informal leadership role
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Employees congregate in the parking lot after work, and the informal leader is always present
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Employee acts like he/she wants to be terminated, which often means the ultimate goal is to file an Unfair Labor Charge (ULP) against the employer
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Employees, urged on by the salt, begin questioning company policies, job assignments, supervisor’s abilities, schedules, wages, benefits, etc.
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Employees in a department who were engaged, friendly, and satisfied with their jobs are increasingly dissatisfied for no apparent reason and become distant and silent