Question & Answer: In light of the fact that most public sector strikes are technically illegal, discuss the ethics of the strategy of "mass absenteeism" or "blue flu" by public sector employees…..

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If it had touched or is affecting the workplace, regardless of the entity working for. The answer is YES, or report to work with others willing to risk their safety and jeopardize the ones they also love and have contact with!! What side would you want to err on? I know where I will be what about you?

Given that the replacement plan was an unfair labor practice, the employees went on strike shortly after the commission of this violation. Does that make it an unfair labor practice strike? This is another difficult determination. On the one hand, the strike vote and contract ratification vote were held on the same day that the unfair labor practice was committed and the plan seemed to cause much anger. The employer’s replacement plan could very well have caused the employees to reject the contract and vote to go on strike. On the other hand, there was no mention of unfair labor practices, the replacement plan, or strike replacements during the strike. The picket signs emphasized economic items.