Exam 32: Labor Law

It is legal for a union to begin a strike 30 days after it has informed the employer about the strike.

Distinguish between strikes and picketing. When is picketing lawful?

A(n) ________ election can be held without National Labor Relations Board supervision.

Secondary boycott picketing is lawful only if it is directed at ________.

Under a(n) ________ agreement, an employer agrees to hire only employees who are already members of a union.

The Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 is also known as the ________ Act.

Under a closed shop agreement, an employer agrees to hire only employees who are already members of a union.

The Norris-LaGuardia Act is a federal statute which stipulates that it is legal for employees to organize.

The National Labor Relations Board is required to supervise all consent elections.

An employer is permitted to bar off-duty employees from union solicitation on company premises.

A mass layoff is defined as a reduction of 50 percent of a firm's employees or at least 100 employees during any 30-day period.

If employees no longer want to be represented by a union, a(n) ________ election is held.

Under an agency shop agreement, an employer may hire anyone whether she belongs to a union or not.

The right to picket is implied from the ________.

Picketing that prevents customers from entering an employer's place of business is illegal.

A ________ is a cessation of work by union members in order to obtain economic benefits or correct an unfair labor practice.

The Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, enacted in 1950, gives employers the right to engage in free-speech efforts against unions prior to a union election.

A certain organization's employees want a union to represent them, a request that has been approved by the employer. All the employees live in the employees' quarters in the building adjacent to the place of work. In order for a union to be established, solicitation must be carried out by these employees. Which of the following is true of this situation?

List the major federal statutes that regulate the labor-management relationship, and briefly summarize their provisions.

A bargaining unit must consist of employees from a single company.