Exam 18: The Rights of Union Members

​In Steelworkers v.Rawson, the Supreme Court held that the allegations that the union had been negligent in its duty under the collective agreement to conduct safety inspections did not amount to a:

In _____, the Supreme Court held that to recover damages against both the employer and the union, the employee must prove both that the employer's actions violated the collective agreement and that the union's handling of the grievance breached the duty of fair representation.

What is an agency shop?​

Section 8(b)(1)(A) of the NLRA allows union actions that restrain, coerce, or interfere with employee rights under Section 7 of the NLRA.

The duty of fair representation is a judicially created obligation on the part of the union to represent fairly all employees in the:

In Marquez v.Screen Actors Guild, the court held that negotiating a union security clause that incorporates the language of Section 8(a)(3) of the NLRA is not a violation of the union's:

The rights of freedom of speech and assembly for union members are provided under Section _____ of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act.

​The requirement of exhausting contractual remedies flows from the policy of fostering:

Waylon Smithers, the new production employee at Springfield plant of Immense Multinational Business, tells you, the human resource manager, that he is unwilling to join the union.You are not in a position to accept his demand as the collective agreement has a _____ requiring employees in the bargaining unit to join the union and to maintain their membership in good standing.

The union members' bills of rights is established under the:

The Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) sought to ensure that union members were guaranteed certain rights when subjected to internal union proceedings.

Ronald Heatherman, a union officer at Devon Mining Company Inc. finds that a few union members along with the union leader are misusing the union funds.Ronald decides to take reasonable action against the union leader and other union members.Under which act can Ronald take action to safeguard union funds?​

In Hines v.Anchor Motor Freight, Inc. two truck drivers employed by Anchor Motor Freight, Inc. were discharged for allegedly submitting expense claims in excess of the actual costs of their motel rooms.The discharged employees filed suit against both the union and the employer.They alleged that because their discharge was not for good cause, the employer was in violation of the:

The legal controls on unions are the result of actions by the courts, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and Congress.

What remedies are provided under Section 8(b)(1)(A) of National Labor Relation Act?​

In Steele v.Louisville & Nashville R.. the petitioner was an African American locomotive fireman and employee of railroad.The Brotherhood, purporting to act as representative of the entire craft of firemen, without informing the African American firemen or giving them opportunity to be heard, served a notice on the Railroad.The notice announced the Brotherhood's desire to amend the existing collective bargaining agreement that exclude all African American firemen from the service.In this case, the court held that non-union members have judicial remedies of:

How is the duty of fair representation enforced?​

Section 8(b)(2) of NLRA, prohibits unions from causing an employer to discriminate against the employees in terms and conditions of employment because they:

Explain the election procedure and requirements for election under Section 401 of the LMRDA?​

What is meant by exhausting internal remedies?​