W12: NLRA & Unions

Question 1

Collective bargaining provides employees with _ and greater _ _ related to the terms and conditions of employment through contracts

Answer 1

representation , negotiating power

Question 2

Collective bargaining provides a means of _ _ and contract _ in ways that meet the requirements of both parties

Answer 2

resolving issues , enforcement

Question 3

Concerted Activity

Answer 3

Any efforts by employees to join together for mutual aid or protection, even if those employees are not represented by a union or attempting to form one

Question 4

Unfair Labor Practices

Answer 4

are certain actions made by employers and unions that are prohibited by the NLRA

Question 5

What is an example of an employer committing an unfair labor practice?

Answer 5

-interfering with, restraining, or coercing employees in the exercise of their rights
-dominating or interfering with the formation or administration of labor org

Question 6

What is an example of labor organizations committing an unfair labor practice?

Answer 6

-refusing to engage in collective bargaining
-causing an employer to discriminate against an employee to en/discourage membership
-broadening labor disputes to include neutral employers

Question 7

What is a labor organization?

Answer 7

Any organization or employee representation committee or plan, in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work

Question 8

T/F: Under the NLRB, private sector employees cannot be terminated for striking but they can be replaced.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Good Faith Bargaining

Answer 9

requires a good faith effort to settle but does not necessitate to settle

Question 10

Labor Agreements

Answer 10

Contracts that govern the wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment for unionized employees
-enforced thru contractual grievance and arbitration procedures

Question 11

Union Security provisions

Answer 11

clauses that require all employees in a bargaining unit to pay inion initiation fees and dues within a specified period of time under penalty of discharge by the employer

Question 12

Right to work laws make it…

Answer 12

illegal to incorporate USP into labor agreements

Question 13

T/F: Supervisors and managers are protected under the NLRA

Answer 13

False, they are not protected

Question 14

What is a supervisor?

Answer 14

people who have the authority to make personnel decisions (hire, fire, discipline, promote), to responsibly direct other employees, to settle grievances, or to effectively recommend such actions

Question 15

What does the NLRA stand for?

Answer 15

National Labor Relations Act

Question 16

When and who signed the NLRA into law?

Answer 16

President Roosevelt in 1935

Question 17

What is the NLRA?

Answer 17

is an act to support workers’ rights to come together and talk as a group about improving their work conditions

Question 18

What is the purpose of the NLRA?

Answer 18

aims to protect employees from mistreatment of employers, ensuring that
-workers can join unions w/o retaliation
-workers can bargain with employers

Question 19

Under the NLRA, an employer cannot legally take any _ _ _ against employees who engage in union activities

Answer 19

adverse employment action

Question 20

What does the NLRA prohibit? (unfair labor practices) (3)

Answer 20

-employers cant stop workers from joining unions or punish workers for union activities
-unions cant force workers to join or make unfair demands
-both must negotiate fairly with each other