Employee And Labor Relations

Question 0

Taft-Hartley Act

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Provides balance of power btwn union and management by designating certain union activities as unfair labor practices. Also known as labor mgmt relations act

Question 1

National labor relations act aka Wagner act

Answer 1

Guaranteed broad rights to organize and bargain collectively unhampered by management. Also established the national labor relations board (nlrb)

Question 2

Salting

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Process using paid union organizers to infiltrate an organization and organize its workers.

Question 3

Employment at will vs right to work

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Eaw- employers hv the right with or without prior notice to fire, hire, demote, promote whomever they choose for any reason unless policy, law, contract stating otherwise.

Right to work- prohibit unions from making union membership (ie payment of union dues) a condition of employment either before or after hire.

Question 4

Pepsi co vs redmond

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Inevitable disclosure. An employee with knowledge of a former employers trade secrets will inevitably disclose the secrets to a new competitor employer.

Question 5

Chilling

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By the nlrb, an employer act that will result in hesitation by an employeeto exercise protected rights

Question 6

Job enlargement

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Broadening the scope of a job byexpanding the number of different tasks to be performed

Question 7

Job rotation

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Shifting ppl between comparable but different jobs. Aka horizontal integration

Question 8

Job enrichment

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Increases depth of a job by adding responsibility for planning, organizing, controlling, and evaluation. Aka vertical integration

Ex. Authority, increasing accountability, sharing feedback directly with employees

Question 9

Flextime

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Allows employees to start and end times to vary

Question 10

Compressed work week

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A full week of work is accomplished in fewer than 5 days. Ex four ten hour days

Question 11

Part timers working at least 1000 hours are legally required to include them in most retirement plans

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Question 12

Job sharing

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Two part timers share one full time job

Question 13

Safe harbor

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A provision in law or regulation that provides some measure of protection from liability if certain conditions are met

Question 14

Absence formula

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Question 15

Circuit city stores vs. adams

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Court ruled a pre-hire employment application requiring that employment disputes be settled by arbitration was enforceable under federal arbitration act

Question 16

Section 7 of NLRA

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Allows employees to engage or not engage in union activity

Question 17

Sherman anti-trust act

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Curbed concentrations of power that interfered with trade and reduced economic competition. Directed at large monopolistic employers but applied by courts to labor unions

Question 18

Injunctions

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Inions hated the employer tactic of injunctions which is a court orderthat restricts, prevents, or requires certain activities.

Primarily used by employers to prevent strikes and dissipate the workers interest

Question 19

Clayton act

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Amendment to clarify and supplement the anti sherman trust act. Regulates general practices that potentially may be detrimental to fair competition. Minimally restricted use of injunctions

Ex. Price, exclusive dealings, interlocking directorate- one person sits on the board of directors of competing firms, mergers that lessen competition

Stated human beings are not commodities therefore restricted the use of injunctions against labor and peaceful strikes

Question 20

Railway labor act

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Now covers airline industry. Provides railroad employees the right to organize and bargain collectively.

Question 21

Norris-laguardia act

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Limited employers:

Courts were not allowed to issue injunctions on peaceful strikes

Yellow dog contracts- employers could not force employees to not join a union or participate as a condition of employment

Question 22

National industry recovery act

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Extended the policies of the railway labor act to interstate commerce

Question 23

National labor relations act

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Aka: wagner act

To protect and encourage the growth of unions. Provides right to organize, join, established the NLRB.

Question 24

Labor-Management relations act- taft hartley act

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Amendment to nlra. Attempted to balance power btwn mgmt n union.

Provided employers free speech. Were allowed to file unfair labor practice charges against the union.

Established federal mediation and conciliation service (fmcs). Offer assistance in contract settlement

Question 25

Closed shop

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Requires all employees be union members in order to be hired

It became illegal

Question 26

Open shop

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Union membership dues are not required for employee to continue employment beyond 30 days

Question 27

Labor-management reporting and disclosure act

Aka landrum-griffin act

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Came about due to abuse of power from union leaders.

**Protects the rights of union members from corrupt or discriminatory labor unions. **

A bill of rights for union members
Closed shop exception for construction industry
Union officers obligated to disclose certain financial info
Employers cannot discriminate in hiring decision based on union membership

Question 28

Civil service reform act

Answer 28

Extended collective bargaining rights to federal employees except pay

Question 29

Salting

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Using paid union organizers to infiltrate an organization. Unions hire and pay ppl to apply for jobs at certain organizations.

Question 30

Picketing

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Organizational- to induce employees to accept the union as their rep

Recognitional- to get employer to recognize them

Informational- to advise the public that the employer is nonunion. Can cause others to refuse to pk up, deliver, or perform services

Bannering- union outside of property of an employer with a banner displaying its message

Question 31

Featherbedding

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Unions try to require the employment of more workers than is necessary

Question 32

Lockout vs strike

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Lockout- mgmt shut down operations to prevent union employees from working

Strike- employees refuse to work