Exam 14: Unfair Labor Practices by Employers and Unions

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:​

Which section of National Labor Relations Act speaks about the rights of employees?​

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

An employer may place only "reasonable restrictions" on the soliciting activities of nonemployees.

What are the criteria for employer rules limiting soliciting activities?​

Section 8(a)(1) and Section 8(b)(1) of NLRB, prohibits:

Violations of Section 8(a)(1) in the context of union organizing campaigns usually involve restrictions on the soliciting activities of employees or coercive or threatening remarks made by the employer.

Weingarten rights are not available to nonunion employees.

If the restrictive work rule of employer restricts action under Section 7, it is a violation of:

Under the NLRB, unfair labor practice strikes are:

A lockout amounts to a permanent closure of a plant to avoid unionization.

Robert joined as a trainee manager in Lite Apparels, which is the biggest garment factory in California.As soon as he joined, the company's union asked him to sign a union security agreement.According to the agreement, he had to pay membership fee of $500.The union's demands seem to be a violation of:

A list of unfair labor practices by both employers and unions is defined in the:

When an employer is charged under Section 8(a)(3) for refusing to hire an applicant whom the employer suspects to be a union organizer, which of the following can the employer use to defend his decision?​

Samantha was an active union member at Texas Tools Inc. which employed around three thousand employees.Owing to the huge workforce, Samantha was assigned tasks that went beyond the scope of her work, though she was paid for these tasks.It was later found that Samantha had claimed false expenses.Samantha's actions amount to a violation of _____ of the NLRA.

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:

In E.I.DuPont & Co, the NLRB decided to restrict Weingarten rights only to:

A temporary withdrawal of employment to pressure employees to agree to the employer's bargaining proposals is known as a:

Which kind of discrimination violates Sections 8(a)(3) and 8(b)(2) of the NLRA?​

In NLRB v.Brown, Supreme Court held that the employers' attempt to remain open for business using temporary replacements was a measure reasonably related to the legitimate business purpose of preserving the integrity of the multiemployer bargaining unit and has not violated both: