Exam 30: Labor Law

Jessup asks the union to file a grievance against his employer.The union believes the grievance is without merit and refuses to file it.Jessup claims the union has violated its duty to him as a card-carrying,dues-paying union member.Is he right?

A "hot cargo" clause,prohibiting an employer from doing business with a specified company in order to increase bargaining pressure,is legal.

Mega Corp has decided to subcontract about 30 percent of its production work to a company located in Thailand.The subcontracting is designed to replace union workers with cheaper labor.The work that will be contracted away had previously been done in the company's main plant in New Jersey.The union representing the Mega Corp workers claims this is an issue subject to mandatory bargaining.Management claims it is a corporate organization decision and,thus,not subject to bargaining.Who is right?

In 1932,Congress passed what legislation prohibiting federal court injunctions in nonviolent labor disputes,thereby declaring that workers should be permitted to organize unions and use their collective power to achieve legitimate economic ends?

Kelly is upset with her supervisor and believes his conduct violates the terms of her union's collective bargaining agreement (CBA).The union filed a grievance on Kelly's behalf.Who will conduct the grievance hearing?

The management and union at TriColor have bargained for two years without reaching an agreement.After notifying the union,TriColor prohibited the workers from entering the factory to work.This is a lockout.