Labor Relations Flashcards
Enacted to curb concentrations of power that interfere with trade and reduce economic competition
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Enacted as an amendment to clarify and supplement the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. Regulates general practices that potentially may be detrimental to fair competition
Clayton Act
Restricted federal judicial intervention in labor disputes, giving unions the change to grow
Norris-LaGuardia Act
2 ways the basic provisions of Norris-LaGuardia limited employer power
- No arbitrary injunctions
- No yellow-dog contracts (force employees to agree not to join the union)
Extended the policies of the RLA to all interstate commerce organizations. Later found unconstitutional for reasons unrelated to protection of lavor
National Industrial Recovery Act
Employer ULPs
- Employer domination of unions
- Discrimination to discourage union membership
- Refusing to bargain in good faith
Established a balance of power between union and management by making union unfair labor practices unlawful.
Labor-Management Relations Act or Taft-Hartley
- Determined that all employees in the unit will be represented as long as half of the unit voted the union in
- Outlawed the closed shop
- Established provisions for emergency strikes
- Established the FMCS
Taft-Hartley
Act intended to protect employees from corrupt or discriminatory labor unions
Landrum-Griffin
The most widely recognized exception to the at-will doctrine
Violation of public policy
An EEOC charge must be filed within __ days of the discriminatory act
180 (except in certified deferral states)
__ of the bargaining unit must sign authorization cards before the NLRB will order an election
30%
Unions will typically not petition for an election unless __ of the bargaining unit has signed authorization cards
more than 50%
