Exam 13: The Unionization Process

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.

The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)requires that the method of determining the employees' choice of a bargaining representative is to hold a secret ballot election.

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

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

Section 9(b)of the NLRA provides that the definition of an appropriate bargaining unit is a matter left to the:

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.

Any employee, group of employees, or labor organization can file a petition seeking a representation election or a decertification election on behalf of the employees as a whole.

Unfair labor practice strikers are not eligible to vote in any election held during the strike.

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):

Economic strikers who have been permanently replaced may vote only in elections held within _____ after the strike begins.

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

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.

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:

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:

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 are the five provisions of Section 9(b)of NLRA?

As the NLRB agent supervises the conduct of the election, no parties are entitled to have observers present during the voting.

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

The Board holds that unfair labor practice strikers:

The bargaining unit should encompass all employees who share a community of interests regarding working conditions.