CH. 4 Majority Bargaining Rights & Multi-employer Units

Question 1

Section 9 states what about majority bargaining rights?

Answer 1

we as employees have the right to select or reject a representative through secret ballot

Question 2

What is an appropriate bargaining unit considered?

Answer 2

one that assures the fullest freedom of CB

Question 3

What are the primary factors the Board looks at when deciding an appropriate bargaining unit?

Answer 3

1) common interests/skills of employees
2) functional unity
3) history of bargaining and personal policy

Question 4

In American District Telegraph the union sought to represent all 8 categories of employees, What happened?

Answer 4

grouped all servicemen and music director(not a supervisor) into 1 unit and guards in another unit

Question 5

In NLRB v. Hendricks Co. Rural Elec. was Mary considered a confidential employee

Answer 5

no but under normal circumstances she would be

Question 6

What happened in Bonanno Linen Service?

Answer 6

a multi-employer unit formed with Bonanno being one of them. they then withdrew without consent because of a labor dispute. The dispute was eventually settled and the NLRB ruled that Bonanno was still tied to the settlement terms since they withdrew illegally