NLRB Judge Finds Medieval Times Broke The Law Repeatedly To Defeat Union
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The dinner-theater chain sued the union and got its TikTok account shut down all in an effort to intimidate workers, the judge ruled.
A judge at the National Labor Relations Board ruled Thursday that Medieval Times broke the law repeatedly as it tried to fend off a union organizing campaign at its castles in New Jersey and California.
The dinner-theater chain’s violations included firing a union supporter, threatening to withhold raises, trying to get the union’s social media accounts shut down and filing a trademark lawsuit against the union – all actions meant to discourage workers from organizing, according to NLRB Administrative Law Judge Lauren Esposito.
Esposito ordered that Medieval Times “cease and desist” its unlawful behavior, offer reinstatement to the fired worker and reimburse the union for its litigation costs in the trademark lawsuit.
Medieval Times did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The company’s knights, actors and stablehands launched a union campaign in 2022 aimed at boosting wages and improving safety standards around its dinner shows, which feature live stunts on horseback. Workers managed to unionize two of the nine U.S. castles through NLRB elections, joining the American Guild of Variety Artists, or AGVA.
