"It seems a little harsh and a little bizarre, but yes, under the law … a union can charge fees for those union members who crossed the picket line."
For workers who crossed the picket line, however, the effects of that strike could last months.
UFCW Local 7, the union for grocery workers, issued fines to members who chose to work.
Those fines average more than they earn in a day. Fines that are legally allowed.
A union member, who did not want to be identified out of fear of retaliation, received a letter seeking thousands of dollars in fines for crossing the picket line.
The letter stated that the union worker violated a section of the union bylaws for crossing and working behind a lawfully established picket line.
"The Local Union's Executive Board has directed that all members who crossed the picket line in violation of the obligations described above shall be subject to a fine of $250 per day of the violation, as well as all monies earned by you from King Soopers during said dates of these violations," the letter stated.
"It seems a little harsh and a little bizarre, but yes, under the law, under the National Labor Relations Act and state statutes and the collective bargaining agreement, a union can charge fees for those union members who crossed the picket line," said 9NEWS legal analyst Whitney Traylor.
Traylor said that unions have the power to go after union workers financially.
"The union's strongest leverage is to strike, so if members are crossing that picket...
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