WGU C233 Employment Law Study Guide | 100% Correct | Verified | 2024 Version

Identify the role of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). - a federal agency given power to police against unfair labor practices and determine whether the union is sanctioned to represent the members. NLRB administers all provisions of the Wagner Act. Primary functions include: conducting union elections (make sure that they are ethically and legally conducted), investigating complaints by employers or unions through their investigations, issuing opinions on it findings and prosecuting violations in court. Remember NLRB investigates all unfair labor practices even in non-union environments. Investigating unfair labor practices connected with Social Media has been a recent focus for the NLRB. What is the National Labor Relations Act, also known as the Wagner Act of 1935? - Pro-union law which: 1. Established the rights of workers to form unions, collective bargain, and to strike. 2. Protected union rights and prohibited employers from interfering, coercing or otherwise intruding on employees interested in the union 3. Established the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)- Describe the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA), also known as the Taft-Hartley Act, of 1947. - Pro-employer law which: 1. Curbed unions overreaching or shift some of the power back to the employer; 2. Forbade Unions from using unfair labor practices, for example unions cannot coerce or discriminate against non-union members; 3. Outlawed the closed shop (shop that made union membership a condition of employment). Let employers take back the right to hire. 4. Prohibited wildcat strikes (those not authorized by the union); Further, the "right to work" provision was established, states that had right to work laws had to be honored. The state law prohibits employees to be required to join a union. Gives the employee the choice. Describe the major impacts of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, also known as the Landrum-Griffin Act, of 1959. - Increased power of Union Members by: 1. Unions had to give union members a bill of rights; 2. Unions required to hold elections every 3 years;