Exam 30: Labor Law

A union declares its workers are going on strike.The employer states the collective bargaining agreement is still in force for another eight months and that it contains a no-strike clause.The union claims the CBA's no-strike provision is not binding since new union leadership is in place.Which of the following statements is correct?

Secondary boycotts:

Stacy believes her rights as a union worker have been violated by her employer.If the specific rights are addressed by both state and federal law:

If employees wish to organize a union,the employer is prohibited from distributing written notices to employees stating it is opposed to union activity within the company.

Ron and several fellow workers of Vicy,Inc.,a small manufacturing company,wished to organize a union.When Vicy learned of this activity,it issued a bulletin to all workers stating that a union will only hurt the company and that "we are a family that can solve any problems ourselves -- we do not need union activists from outside our company trying to tell us what to do!" Which statement is correct?

Mega Corp is negotiating a collective bargaining agreement with a union.The company claims it is not financially able to pay the wage increase the union is demanding.Which statement is correct?

Employees of Mega Corp.have gone out on strike seeking better pay.Mega Corp.announces that if the union does not end the strike it will begin hiring replacement workers.Which statement is correct?

At one point in American history,American courts regarded any coordinated effort by workers as a criminal conspiracy,and courts convicted workers merely for the act of joining together,even if no strike took place.

Employees of Truan went on strike because Truan refused to bargain in good faith.After the strike,the striking workers are:

Identify some of the trends and characteristics of organized labor.For example,discuss how the statistics compare for percentage of government vs.private sector employees with union membership,what occupational groups and industries have the highest percentage of unionized workers,and what regions of the country have the highest and lowest union membership.

Jenna works for Mega Corp as a production employee.She is paid an hourly wage.She wishes to negotiate her own employment contract with management since she does not agree with the terms of her union's collective bargaining agreement.Can Jenna negotiate her own contract? Explain.

An employer is in the process of negotiating a new contract with its union.During negotiations,the employer changed the workweek from a five-day,eight-hour-per-day week to a four-day,ten-hour-per-day week.Which statement is correct?

The NLRA requires the union and the employer to reach an agreement through good-faith collective bargaining.

The duty of fair representation created by the NLRA and the LMRDA requires that:

The five members of the National Labor Relations Board are appointed by the President.

Which of the following is an unfair labor practice for a union?

Which of the following are tasks of the National Labor Relations Board?

Mega Corp.hired permanent replacement workers when its union went out on strike seeking better medical and retirement benefits.After the strike is over,Mega Corp.:

Ron and several fellow workers of Vicy,Inc.,a small manufacturing company,wished to organize a union.When Vicy learned of this activity,it issued a bulletin to all workers stating that a union will only hurt the company and that "we are a family that can solve any problems ourselves -- we do not need union activists from outside our company trying to tell us what to do!" Which statement is correct concerning the bulletin issued by Vicy?

A state law prohibits firefighters and school teachers from going out on strike.Though they are allowed to organize into collective bargaining units,state law prohibits them from striking.Such a state law: