Exam 32: Labor Law and Collective Bargaining

For which of the following may a union not discipline one of its members?

A union is permitted to discipline its members for working for wages below the union scale.

Where an unfair labor practice has been found,the court may issue a cease-and-desist order and may set aside an election and order a new election.

Decisions of the National Labor Relations Board are enforceable in court.

It is illegal for workers to strike if there is a no-strike clause as part of a negotiated agreement.

Which of the following statutes amended the National Labor Relations Act?

Which of the following statutes allows the president to seek an injunction against a strike that would create a national emergency?

Prior to the Industrial Revolution,employees and employers had similar bargaining power.

The following type(s)of shop(s)does not require union membership:

Employers may prevent all union solicitation on their company property.

The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act establishes the rights of the employer.

Picketing cannot lawfully prohibit customers from entering the employer's place of business.

Which of the following is not one of the major federal labor statutes?

Criminal penalties may be part of the remedies for violation of right-to-work laws.

How will unions be affected if increasing amounts of work that was once done by employees is being done by independent contractors?

Which of the following statutes regulates internal union affairs and establishes certain rights of union members?

Employers cannot prevent employees from entering the work premises if the employer anticipates a strike.

Henry is the owner and president of a machine shop with 36 employees.Of these,30 persons are employed as machinists and the other six work in the office or in sales.There has never been union representation.In the same industrial park is a dealership for heavy equipment such as that used in road construction or surface mining.There are about 50 mechanics who have formed a union at the heavy equipment dealership.Some of these mechanics have been trying to get the machinists at Henry's machine shop to join their union.The union formed by the mechanics is not affiliated with any national union.Henry believes he has been a good employer and fears a union will drive a wedge between him and his employees.Henry's employees currently are at-will employees.Henry takes several actions to prevent his machinists from voting to join the union.He has forbidden any representatives of the mechanic's union from coming on to his premises.In addition,he has reminded his employees that they are at-will employees,and if he hears of any of them discussing the union with any of the mechanics,they will immediately lose their jobs.He also gives all his employees a $1-per-hour wage increase,and tells them that if a union is formed,they will have to start at zero and negotiate a new wage.Henry has also considered offering to form a company union if it looks like the union vote might succeed.Discuss the legal implications of the union's and Henry's activities.

Much has been written concerning so-called right-to-work laws.What is the current status of such laws?

In an agency shop,workers are required to join a union after being hired.