Union Relations

Question 1

List actions that are deemed unfair labor practices.

Answer 1

1. Dominating or interfering with a union;
2. Interfering with union organizing efforts;
3. Discriminating against a union member;
4. Refusing to bargain collectively;
5. Unfair labor practices.

Question 2

What Act is known as the Taft-Hartley Act, named after its sponsors, Senator Robert Taft and Representative Fred A. Hartley, Jr.?

Answer 2

The Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947.

Question 3

What Act is known as the Landrum-Griffin Act?

Answer 3

The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959.

Question 4

What Act is known as the Wagner Act, named after its sponsor New York Senator Robert F. Wagner?

Answer 4

The National Labor Relations Act of 1935.

Question 5

List actions that are deemed union unfair labor practices.

Answer 5

• Coercing employees;
• Requiring employees not to do business with nonunion companies;
• Refusing to bargain collectively in good faith;
• Illegal strike or secondary boycott.

Question 6

Define “lock-out”.

Answer 6

Action taken by employers to bar workers from coming to work, sometimes in anticipation of a threatened strike.

Question 7

What percentage of employees must sign authorization cards to enable a union to seek certification?

Answer 7

30%

Question 8

Define “agency shops”.

Answer 8

Agreements allowing employees not to join the union but to pay fees to cover union services.

Question 9

List the worker’s rights protected by the National Labor Relations Act.

Answer 9

• Right to form a union;
• Right to collectively bargain;
• Right to act collectively (strike).

Question 10

Define “collective bargaining”.

Answer 10

Negotiations between management and a union.

Question 11

List actions that are deemed employer unfair labor practices.

Answer 11

• Interfering with organizing activity;
• Bribing workers;
• Threatening workers;
• Refusing to bargain collectively in good faith;
• Dominating union;
• Discriminating against union members.

Question 12

What Act prohibits court injunctions against many union organizing activities, particularly peaceful strikes?

Answer 12

The Norris-LaGuardia Act.