Exam 14: The Employees Right to Privacy and Management of Personal Information

Collective bargaining during the term of a contract is termed midterm negotiations.

The sector of the economy with the highest percentage of union members is

The Taft-Hartley Act prohibits the use of closed shops where the state in which the union is located has enacted a right-to-work law.

The National Labor Relations Board enforces labor laws for

What is the primary difference between public and private sector employees with regard to collective bargaining? Is there another significant difference for federal employees? Discuss your answer.

In a state with a "right-to-work" law

The yellow dog contract was a device used by anti-union employers to stop the progress of the union movement by forcing a worker to promise not to join a labor union while in the hire of an employer.

Brian is a member of the union.His union leaders have decided to strike because management will not consider their demands for a salary increase.During the strike,management replaces the striking workers with new employees.When the strike is over:

An employer commits an unfair labor practice

Bolton Tire Manufacturing and the union came to an impasse during negotiation of the collective bargaining agreement.Specifically,they could not agree on the wage increase for the employees.The union representative reported this information to the employees,and they staged a strike without the union's authorization.

The landmark case of Commonwealth v.Hunt denied employers the ability to fight strikes with charges of criminal conspiracy.

Officials of the Garment Workers Union,the national union under which the Dressmakers Local operates,intend to use moneys collected through union dues payments to finance a nationwide public relations campaign intended to call public attention to what the officials believe to be unacceptable attitudes toward unionism.The Dressmakers Local represents the workers of Randall Fabrics,which is an agency shop.Explain whether the officials of the Garment Workers Union can legally use moneys derived from fees paid made by free riders at Randall,to fund this campaign.

List and briefly describe the purpose of the four major federal statutes that regulate and protect union activity.[This question can be offered as up to four separate questions.]

PurrFect Litter Clay Mines employees are represented by a union.All of the employee mechanics who repair the company's equipment worked on the day shift,which meant that if the equipment broke down on one of the other shifts,PurrFect had to pay overtime or suffer lost production.PurrFect proposed to the union that the mechanics be divided among all three shifts to solve the problem but the union refused.Thereafter,PurrFect unilaterally changed the shift assignments in accordance with its proposals.The union filed an unfair labor practice charge and went on strike.PurrFect replaced the striking mechancics.Later,the NLRB found that PurrFect had committed an unfair labor practice.If the striking mechanics make an unconditional offer to return to work,PurrFect

Preventing and addressing corruption in the operation of unions is the purpose of:

A management security clause gives the employer the right to

In determining whether an employer's motive for discharging was anti-union animus,the NLRB may consider

The most important difference between the public and private collective bargaining is that

If during a strike,the employer replaces striking workers with new employees,all economic strikers have an absolute right to be reinstated if they offer an unconditional offer to return to work.

Since 2000,a championship in major league professional sports has been cancelled for