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During the freedom period after a petition for certification was filed with the NLRC, a midsize electronics manufacturing firm with 520 employees publicly announces that employees who join the union will be disqualified from receiving a forthcoming health and wellness allowance for dependents; two known union organizers are reassigned to the night shift in a more burdensome line; and eligibility for a forthcoming wage upgrade is suspended for joiners. An employee joins the union during the freedom period. After the election, the reassignment is reversed and the wage upgrade is granted, but the health and wellness allowance ban for joiners remains in effect. (a) Identify the controlling doctrine governing the freedom period and its scope. (b) Distinguish acts that infringe the freedom period from permissible management prerogatives. (c) Based on the facts, determine whether the employer’s acts constitute unfair labor practices and discuss the possible remedies for the employee and the union.

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The freedom period is a shield against coercive acts and the specific actions described (benefit ban, reassignment, and wage upgrade suspension) constitute interference with union rights; the remedy includes restoration of joiners’ and organizers’ prior conditions, back wages for lost benefits, and injunctive relief to prevent further acts. Acts during the freedom period that affect benefits require a formal NLRC ruling to determine if they were valid; until such ruling, workers cannot challenge the actions, and no immediate remedy is available. The freedom period bars any interference with union rights; the ban on joiners from the health and wellness allowance and the night-shift reassignment of organizers during the period constitute unfair labor practices, and the remedy includes immediate cessation of the acts, restoration to prior status, and back pay for the affected employees. During the freedom period, acts that affect employee benefits are always permissible management prerogatives if applied to all workers, and the remedy is to wait for the election result and pursue post-election negotiations only.

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