Exam 14: Unfair Labor Practices by Employers and Unions

Unfair labor practices (ULPs)are various forms of conduct or activities that adversely affect employees in the exercise of their rights under Section 7 of the NLRA.

If the employer chooses to poll its employees, the employees must be informed of the purpose of the poll.

What are the criteria for employer rules limiting soliciting activities?

In Atlantic-Pacific Coast Inc. v. NLRB , employee collecting signatures of coworkers on a letter to management protesting the selection of a new supervisor was held to be engaged in:

As remedy for violation of Section 8(a) (2), the NLRB may order the employer:

In Lechmere, Inc. v. NLRB , Lechmere's refusal to allow non employee union organizers onto its property to attempt to organize the store's employees, was held as an unfair labor practice under _____ of the NLRA.

It is legal for the union to set particular skills necessary for membership or referral to employees through:

Requirement of union shop agreement is that, after being hired by employer, employees should join union within:

Which act defines unfair labor practices?

In American Spring Wire Co., anti-union remarks made by a company president were held to be a violation of:

Nicolas is a member of the bargaining unit at Smith Inc., and has been very vocal in his criticism of the performance of the union's leadership in the last contract negotiations. Steve, the union's chief steward, irate over Nicolas' complaints, meets with Benjamin, the HR director, to discuss terminating Nicolas. Here, Steve violated Section 8(b) (2)of the: 

Apart from whipsaw strikes, what are the other reasons for engaging in multiemployer bargaining with union?

If an employer asks any employee to be filmed for use in an antiunion video then it amounts to violation of the NLRA.

What are the remedies for violation of Section 8(a) (2)of NLRA?

Moonwatcher.com, a video surveillance company, has issued a work rule requiring its employees to have radio frequency identification chips embedded in their forearms, in order to monitor the employees' movements while they are working. This rule violates Section 7 under NLRA because it's overtly intrusive of the employers into the employee's life. To enjoy such rights the employees:

List the various types of employer conduct considered illegal under section 8(a)of National Labor Relation Act.

The union at Westinghouse Machine Tools has been successfully representing the employees of the 110-year old company. Recently, one of the employees petitioned against the union, claiming that she and a few other employees were ignored in the union meetings and that they were discriminated against because they were African American. Which section of the NLRA did the union violate in this case?

Joint bargaining by employers prevents unions from engaging in whipsaw strikes.

Strikes in which the union selectively strikes in just one firm in the industry are known as:

Which section of National Labor Relation Act speaks about union coercion of employees and employers?