Below are template justifications you can adapt. They are not magic shields, but they move people closer to the protected side of Section 7.

1. Key Legal Ideas To Bake Into Wording

• Section 7 NLRA: protects “concerted activities” (2+ workers acting together) for “mutual aid or protection” about terms and conditions of employment.archives+1
• Political action is protected only if there is a direct workplace nexus (clear link between the political issue and employment conditions).onlabor+2
• Unfair Labour Practice (ULP): employer retaliation for protected concerted activity or interference with Section 7 rights.[archives]

So your templates should:

• Name the workplace harms and risks, not just the national issue.
• Name employer control or responsibility (what your employer could do differently).[onlabor]
• Name the action as concerted activity for mutual aid and protection under Section 7, and flag retaliation as a potential ULP.fredlaw+1

2. General “Why We Are Walking Out” Template

You can tweak this per sector. Keep it short and repeatable.

We, the undersigned employees of [WORKPLACE], are engaging in concerted activity for our mutual aid and protection under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act. Recent immigration enforcement and ICE activity have created serious risks for our co‑workers’ safety, our ability to come to work, and our access to wages and benefits.

These government actions directly affect terms and conditions of our employment: who can safely be at work, whether people are suddenly detained on their way to or from work, and whether families lose their income overnight. Our employer also plays a role, including in how it cooperates with enforcement, what information it shares, what it demands from employees, and how it protects workers who are targeted.natlawreview+1

We are therefore joining the January 30 National Shutdown as a collective action to demand safe and stable working conditions for all our co‑workers, regardless of immigration status. Any discipline, discharge, or other retaliation for our participation in this concerted activity may constitute an unfair labor practice under Sections 7 and 8(a)(1) of the NLRA.fredlaw+1

That text:

• Ties ICE to safety, attendance, income, discrimination.
• States explicitly that this is Section 7 mutual‑aid activity.
• Pre‑labels retaliation as a potential ULP.

3. Sector‑Specific Add‑Ons