Exam 13: The Unionization Process

According to the decision in O. E. Butterfield, Inc., when the eligibility of employees to vote is challenged, the NLRB holds that, in the case of both unfair labor practice strikes and economic strikes, the employer has the burden of proving that replacements hired during the strike are permanent employees in order for the replacements to be qualified to vote in a representation election.

_____ 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.

The court held in which two cases that any mass union rallies or employer captive-audience speeches during the silent period will be grounds to set aside the election result?

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

Any mass union rallies or employer captive-audience speeches during the silent period will be grounds to set aside the election results, according to:

Under the contract bar rule, a written labor contract-signed and binding on the parties and dealing with substantial terms and conditions of employment-bars an election among the affected bargaining unit:

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:

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):

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:

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:

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.

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.

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 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:

What is a bargaining unit?

_____ 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".

Employers are permitted to file a decertification petition.

In the event of a strike, the Board does not distinguish whether the employees are on an unfair labor practice strike or an economic strike.

Any dealings with individual unit employees must be in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement.

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):