Union Laws

Question 1

NLRB

Answer 1

National Labor Relations Board. Has sole jurisdiction over all labor matters.

Question 2

NLRB is control of…

Answer 2

• Must supervise and approve union elections.
• Approves bargaining units
• resolves disputes between unions and management

Question 3

4 main union laws

Answer 3

Norris Laguardia
Wagner Act
Taft Hartley
Landrum Griffin Act

Question 4

Norris Laguardia

Answer 4

Prohibits the federal courts from issuing n injunction to stop a union strike.

Question 5

Wagner Act

Answer 5

Requires mangement to sign a collective bargaining agreement with the unions. created the NLRB.

Question 6

Taft Hartley

Answer 6

• Unions must give 10 days advance notice of a strike.
• Either side must give the other 90 days advance notice to change a union contract.
• The president can halt a strike for 80 days.
• A NH has 2 bargaining units professional and non- professional NLRB must approve them.
• 30% of workers must sign a union interest card to hold a union election.
• 50% + 1 workers to approve a union
• All grievances involving a union goes to the NLRB.
• management cannot attend union meetings or contribute money to a union.
• Management cannot ask workers if they attend union meetings.
• Management can only express their opinion of the value of a union.

Question 7

Landrum Griffin Act

Answer 7

is also known as the union financial disclosure law and protects union members from their union. (the mafia controlled the unions)
Requires the union to provide members an accounting of the dues collected and their pension funds.

Question 8

CIO

Answer 8

Congress industrial Organization and was formed in 1935

Question 9

AFL

Answer 9

American Federation of Labor

Question 10

AFL- CIO

Answer 10

The largest union in the U.S

Question 11

SEIU

Answer 11

Service Employees International Union and represents most nursing home employees