Exam 13: The Unionization Process

An employer is entitled to file a petition only after one or more individuals or unions present that employer with a claim for recognition as the bargaining representative according to:

The _____ added some protection for minority factions within the bargaining units.

_____ of the NLRA requires that the union be designated or selected by a majority of the employees in order for the union to become the exclusive bargaining agent.

What is the relevance of filing objection after election has been conducted?

Explain the two exceptions of contract bar rule.

A bargaining representative election was held in Smith Electronic Company against the will of the employer.The employer threatened to terminate those employees who cast their vote during representative election.In this situation,the employer has violated:

When should an employer file the election eligibility list in the regional office?

Elemental Chemical Manufacturing Company located in New York decided to conduct an election to elect bargaining representative.The NLRB established an eligibility date for the employees at the firm.Jacob Wiles was hired by the Elemental Chemicals after the eligibility date was prepared.In this case,Jacob:

In _____,the court held that the NLRB will intervene if either party uses a forged document that renders the voting employees unable to recognize the propaganda for what it is.

In the case of Buckhorn,Inc.and International Union of Industrial and Independent Workers,the NLRB contended that the unit,limited solely to maintenance employees is not an appropriate unit for the purposes of:

What is the consequence of filing a decertification petition by an employer?

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently adopted a new rule regarding situations where the employer has voluntarily recognized a union,that is,where no recognition election has been held.In Dana Corp.,the Board held that employees and rival unions have _____ to challenge the voluntary recognition of a union.

Which rule bars holding an election in the bargaining unit?

In National Steel Supply,Inc.and International Brotherhood of Trade Unions,Local 713, the NLRB ordered the employer to cease and desist from engaging in:

Where a company employs temporary workers supplied by a personnel staffing agency in addition to its own employees,the NLRB will only include the temporary workers in a bargaining unit with the firm's employees if both the employer and the staffing agency agree to the multiemployer bargaining unit,according to:

In Conair Corp.v.NLRB,the U.S.Court of Appeals for the D.C.Circuit held that it was inappropriate for the Board to issue a bargaining order where the union never established evidence of:

An election was conducted at General Affairs Company to elect a union bargaining representative.The election was conducted in a fair manner,but the opposite union called for a re-election.Under Section 9(C) (3) of National Labor Relations Act,no new election can be held for a _____ period for that unit.

What happens if the union loses the election due to employer's illegal actions?

In American Hospital Association v.NLRB,the U.S.Supreme Court upheld the NLRB's health care industry bargaining unit rules and the power of the NLRB in order to establish:

Explain the rationale behind the rules that bar holding of bargaining representative election.