Members of the National Weather Service Employees Organization (NWSEO) thought they had a secret Facebook page that was available only to them. But not only did National Weather Service (NWS) management officials know about the page, they accessed it and made scornful comments about the postings, according to the union. That amounts to “illegal surveillance” of union activities, according to the labor organization’s complaint filed Wednesday with the Federal Labor Relations Authority. Sobien and Richard J. Hirn, the union’s general counsel, said they did not know how managers obtained access to the Facebook page. He described the page as a “24/7 virtual union meeting.” The posts include employee comments critical of managers that union members “absolutely would not” want managers to see, he added.

Source: Washington Post July 28, 2016 11:03 UTC