Employee Relations Law

Question 1

Passed with the purpose of protecting and encouraging the grown of the union movement. The act established workers’ rights to organize and bargain collectively with employers. It also established a new independent agency - the National Labor Relation Board (NLRB)

Answer 1

National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)

Question 2

Significantly amended the NLRA and imposed several restriction and requirements on unions.

Answer 2

Labor-Management Relations Act (LMRA)

Question 3

Further amended the NLRA and imposed regulations on internal union affairs and the relationship between union officials and union members.

Answer 3

Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA)

Question 4

A landmark labor relations case. The case dealth with the right of a unionized employee to have another person present during certain investigatory interviews - the so called Weingarten rights.

Answer 4

NLRB v Weingarten

Question 5

The US Supreme Court ruled that Lechmere did not commit an unfair labor practice by barring nonemployee union organizers from its property. The court cited another related ruling and noted that the NLRA confers rights only on employees, not on unions or their nonemployee organizers. Thus, as a rule, an employer cannot be compelled to allow nonemployee organizers onto the business property to any extent greater than it permits other organizations access to its business property. Caution should be used and legal counsel consulted on these issues, as the interpretation of property continues to evolve, such as employees’ rights to access the employer’s e-mail system to engage in protected, concerted activity.

Answer 5

Lechmere, Inc. v NLRB