Exam 13: The Unionization Process

In United Dairy Farmers Co-op.Assoc.v.NLRB,the U.S.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that the Board had the power to issue a:

If an employer engages in unfair labor practices after receiving the union's request for recognition,the union is free to seek a Gissel-type bargaining order from the:

In Comet Electric and Bro-Tech Corp.v.NLRB,the court held that any mass union rallies or employer captive-audience speeches during the _____ period will be grounds to set aside the election result.

Under the exceptions to the contract bar rule,the Board provides a window,or "open season," during which a rival union can offer its challenge by filing a(n):

_____ defines employee to include "any individual whose work has ceased as a consequence of … any current labor dispute … and who has not obtained any other regular and substantially equivalent employment" is defined under:

Section 9(e) (1) of the National Labor Relations Act provides for the holding of a deauthorization election to rescind the union shop clause in a(n) _____ agreement.

What is the significance of Section 9 (e) (1) of the NLRA pertaining to election?

A bargaining representative election was held in Truitt Manufacturing Company,in which Stefan was elected as a bargaining representative for the bargaining unit.Chuck,one of the union members in the company,filed a petition under Section 9 (e) (1) of NLRA,stating that the election conducted was a deauthorization election.The NLRB rejected his petition because he failed to establish requisite support of _____ of the bargaining unit.

Under the NLRA,no petitions seeking a new representation or decertification election can be filed for bargaining unit of employees during the _____ period following the elections.

Explain the second exception under contract bar rule.

The conditions under which a representative election is held where the NLRB tries to ensure that neither the employer nor the union unduly affects the employees' free choice,is called:

The newly certified bargaining agent should be given a reasonable opportunity to fulfill its mandate by successfully negotiating a(n) _____ with the company.

If either party believes the election laboratory conditions were violated,than he may file objections to the other party's conduct with the regional director within _____ days of the election.

The employee union at the National Steel Supply Company requested their employer to pay the minimum wages and improve the working conditions in the company.The request of the union was refused by the employer.The employer threatened to permanently replace the union members if they go on strike.Subsequently,the union decided to go on strike.This is an example of a(n):

The employees of Freddy Auto Sales decided to select Peter as their bargaining representative for the purposes of collective bargaining by the majority of the employees.The major issues of negotiation include rates of pay,wages,hours of employment,or other conditions of employment.In this scenario,Peter is covered under the:

Mr.Todd was elected as a bargaining representative of the labor union at Hudson Manufacturing Company.Later,it was found that Mr.Todd did not have majority support to remain as a bargaining representative.So,a group of employees decided to file a(n) _____ under the provisions of Section 9 (c) (1) of National Labor Relations Act.

Stuart and Melvin were employees of ANZ Construction Company.They both sustained serious injuries while working and took a week off.The company awarded Stuart $500 as compensation,but nothing was awarded to Melvin.In this case,Melvin has the right to present his grievances to his employer without intervention of bargaining representative under the:

Define voluntary recognition.

When a valid election has been held in a bargaining unit,no new election can be held for a twelve-month period for that unit or any subdivision of the unit.This provision is provided under:

The labor union at the National Textile Industry decided to go for a strike in order to press for increased wages and other benefits in industry.This strike would be called a(n):