54022 Federal Register/Vol. 76, No. 168/Tuesday, August 30, 2011/Rules and Regulations II, subsection B, “Statutory Authority,” states that it is from the government. some rights covered by the NLRA such above.) Second, in light of the other workplace _as “the right to sign or refuse to sign an The contention that the right to notice employees are accustomed to authorization card,” “the right to refrain from engaging in union activity seeing, employees will understand that discuss the advantages and is “buried” in the list of other the notice is a communication to disadvantages of union representation affirmative rights or that the Board is workers from the government, not from or membership with the employer,” and biased in favor of unionization because the employer. Finally, as discussed “the right to receive information from of the choice of placement is without above, NLRA Section 8(c) protects the employer regarding the advantages merit. The list of rights in the proposed employers’ right to express any “views, and disadvantages of union notice is patterned after the list of rights argument, or opinion” “if such representation.” in Section 7 of the NLRA, 29 U.S.C. 157. expression contains no threat of reprisal The Board has determined that the Section 7 lists the right to refrain last, or force or promise of benefit.” The rule inclusion of these additional items is after stating several other affirmative does not affect this right. Therefore, if unnecessary. As discussed above, the rights before it. In addition, the Board’s —_ an employer is concerned that NLRA itself contains only a general remedial notices list the right to refrain employees will get the wrong statement that employees have the right last. See Ishikawa Gasket America, Inc., _ impression, it may legally express its not to participate in union and/or other above. So does the Board’s Notice of opinion regarding unionization as long _— protected concerted activities. Section Election. In addition,