Piped In Vs. Turfed Out

Can a theater that uses recorded music prevent union musicians from picketing on its sidewalk? The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said yes, if the union has alternative methods of publicizing its grievance. In the NLRB’s decision on a case involving  the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts and the San Antonio Symphony, the board cited an article by Professor of Business Law Christine Neylon O’Brien that discusses some of those alternatives—namely, social media. O’Brien had written that in recent decades, Facebook, Youtube, and other online outlets have changed how workers are able to air complaints about employers.