Final Test Flashcards
define “job”
a regular activity performed in exchange for payment
who owns a job?
the person or corporation that made the original investment that created the job
conspiracy doctrine
Union could be punished if either means used or ends sought were deemed illegal by courts.
• Some courts continued to rule that labor unions were illegal.
• Others ruled that means unions used (e.g., strikes) to achieve demands were illegal or that ends sought (e.g., closed shops) were illegal.
American Federation of Labor
non-political union formed in 1886 to represent workers
why are american labor unions generally not socialist?
socialism was unsound
goal was to improve material conditions of members thru existing capitalistic system
did not want a violent revolution
PATCO Strike of 1981
Air traffic controllers strike
Ronald Regan fires them after not accepting new working conditions
replaced them with military and other individuals
Encouraged employers to get tough on unions
Which act amended the National Labor Relations Act (Wagner)?
Taft-Hartley Act
Landrum Griffin Act
define yellow dog contract
a contract between a worker and an employer in which the worker agrees not to remain in or join a union.
Norris-Laguardia Act
federal law that banned yellow-dog contracts, barred the federal courts from issuing injunctions against nonviolent labor disputes, and created a positive right of noninterference by employers against workers joining trade unions.
define industrial pluralism
conflict between unions and management is enduring but controllable
Society has the right to be free of the protracted labor disputes between unions and employers
What can the employer not interfere with in terms of union rights?
Self-Organization
to form, join, or assist labor union
to bargain collectively
engage in concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining
T/F An employer can create employee groups within the organization and ask them to participate in setting wages or terms of employment
F
T/F An employer may not discriminate in hiring or management of employees based on past or current union status
T
What were the actions with regard to unions during WWII?
Wage and price controls
strike restrictions
unions tripled in growth
What ere the actions with regard to unions after WWII?
Unions sought to enlarge gains during labor shortages
Strike and bargaining restrictions were lifted
public felt that unions were corrupt
Taft Hartley Act
prohibited closed shop union and agency shops still allowed individuals could decertify themselves Right to work laws in states employer free speech provisions enacted employers can file unfair labor practices against unions
Which act created the NLRB?
Wagner
What is the function of the NLRB?
conducting union elections
adjudicates unfair labor practices
what are the four stages of contract negotiation?
1) preparation
2) exchanging information
3) Bargaining
4) Closing and committment
What occurs during the preparation phase of contract negotiation?
assign bargaining team
benchmarking
align bargaining goals with business strategy
develop proposals
what occurs during the information exchange phase of contract negotiation?
opening statements
agree on negotiation issues
exchange proposals/counterproposals
evaluate and cost proposals
define classic bargaining
resources are fixed and limited
both sides want to maximize their share
competition to see who gets the most of limited resource
what are some other names for classic bargaining?
Distributive
Competitive
Win-Lose Bargaining
define integrative bargaining
seeks to expand the size of the pie
what are other names for integrative bargaining?
win-win
mutual gains
interest-based
define bargaining power
ability to secure another’s agreement on one’s own terms
What is a powerful threat that companies can use to gain leverage during a negotiation?
threat of permanent replacements and lack of work
define economic strikes
bargaining impasses from mandatory bargaining items
define unfair labor practice strike
response to ULP
define lockout
suspension of work initiated by the employer as a result of a labor dispute
define the McKay Doctrine
companies may replace workers on an economic strike with permanent replacements
what are the conditions of the mckay doctrine?
must tell replacements whether they are permanent or temp
strikers placed on priority call lists
ULP strike - not allowed
Lockouts - not allowed
how does the unionization process start?
1) initiated by group of employees
2) initiated by national union targeting firm
3) companies invite unionization (rare)
what percentage of employees must sign bargaining cards?
30%
at what point to do unions typically seek elections?
between 60% and 80% of cards signed
what two methods are used to get employees to sign cards?
front door method
back door method
define front door method
professional union organizer
define back door method
salts followed by professional union organizer
what is the iron rule of organizing?
Never do for others what they can do themselves
what happens after the cards have been signed?
1) Recognition Request
2) Consent Election
3) NLRB Election
define bargaining unit
group of bargainers linked by a common characteristic such as industry, trade, store, etc.
define the employee free choice act
if majority of employees have signed the cards, they can be represented immediately
