The IBEW has concocted a new tactic to attempt to keep its own members in line: if they fail to honor a strike, their names will be posted on the local’s website under a page titled “Hall of Shame.” Hawaiian Telecom has filed a ULP against Local 1357, insisting the threat and tactic is illegal. Company spokesman Scott Simon said that the company’s understanding is that the National Labor Relations Act protects employee freedom to disagree with recommendations of union leadership and continue working in the event of a strike.
