Exam 18: The Rights of Union Members

Where the employee has established a breach of the collective agreement by the employer and a breach of the duty of fair representation by the union, the employer and the union must share liability.

All officials handling union money must be bonded and persons convicted of certain criminal offenses are barred from holding union office for a year.

The Landrum-Griffin Act of 1959 added the union member's bill of rights to the National Labor Relations Act.

Keith Evans, the union leader at Riviera Die Castings Inc. decides to express his opinion regarding unfair labor practice at the company, but the employer threatens him with termination if he communicates with union members.In this case, the employer has violated _____ of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, which provides the rights of freedom of speech and assembly for union members.

In Boilermakers v.Hardeman, Hardeman filed suit against the union, alleging that it violated _____ by denying him a full and fair hearing in the union disciplinary proceedings.

In Miranda Fuel Co. it was held that a breach of the duty of fair representation by a union was a violation of _____ of the National Labor Relations Act.

Which of the following is not true of the "duty of fair representation" in a dispute?​

In Herman v.Local 1011, United Steelworkers of America, the constitution of the steelworker's international union conditions eligibility for local office on the member's having attended at least eight of the local's monthly meetings within the two years preceding the election.Noting that the rule disqualifies 92 percent of the almost 3,000 members of Local 1011 of the steelworkers union, the District Judge, at the behest of the Secretary of Labor:

The National Labor Relations Board holds that breach of the duty of fair representation by a union is a(n):

The initial cases dealing with the duty of fair representation arose under the Railway Labor Act.

Discuss the list of unfair labor practices that was added to the National Labor Relation Act by the Taft-Hartley Act.

Edward Owen, an employee at On-Time Transports Inc. files a suit against the employer for the breach of the duty of fair representation involving allegations of discrimination based on national origin.Edward can claim remedies under:

What are the rights guaranteed under Section 101(a)(1) of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act?​

The provisions of the LMRDA require that union members must first strive for external action for violation of the rights granted by the LMRDA.

What is a union shop?​

If a breach of the duty of fair representation involves claims of discrimination based on race, sex, religion, or national origin, the affected employees may also have legal remedies under:

Briefly describe the union members' bill of rights.

Section 304 of the Taft-Hartley Act, along with related federal laws, controls:

​In Glover v.St.Louis-San Francisco Railway, the Supreme Court held that employees _____ when the union and employer are cooperating in the violation of employee rights.

_____ of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, guarantees the right of union members to participate in all membership business.