WGU Employment Law - C233 Study Guide
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Identify the role of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). - CORRECT ANS - ✔✔
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? -
CORRECT ANS - ✔✔ Pro-union law which:
Established the rights of workers to form unions, collective bargain, and to strike.
Protected union rights and prohibited employers from interfering, coercing or otherwise
intruding on employees interested in the union
Established the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)-
Describe the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA), also known as the Taft-Hartley
Act, of 1947. - CORRECT ANS - ✔✔ Pro-employer law which:
Curbed unions overreaching or shift some of the power back to the employer;
Forbade Unions from using unfair labor practices, for example unions cannot coerce or
discriminate against non-union members;
Outlawed the closed shop (shop that made union membership a condition of
employment). Let employers take back the right to hire.
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. - CORRECT ANS - ✔✔ Increased
power of Union Members by:
Unions had to give union members a bill of rights;
Unions required to hold elections every 3 years;
Unions had to submit annual financial reports to the department of labor, federal crime
to embezzle or steal union funds.
Also, union members could attend union meetings, vote and nominate people for union
offices.
,Define the steps in the union organization process. - CORRECT ANS - ✔✔ 1. Union
contacts employees or employees contact union.
Initial organizational meeting with union to gather employee support.
30% of authorization (employee) signatures are required to move forward with
unionization process.
Once 30% of signatures are gathered, a secret ballot election is administered by the
NLRA.
If the vote is "yes" (51% majority), the NLRB certifies the union as the legal bargaining
representative of the employees.
Describe the collective bargaining process. - CORRECT ANS - ✔✔ Collective
bargaining is the negotiations between the employer and the union (on behalf of the
workers) to form a new contract which governs the working relationship between the
parties. Under the NLRA, both the union and the employer are required to bargain in
good faith. The concept of good faith does not mandate agreement, but instead requires
a mutual obligation of the parties to participate actively in negotiations, showing intent to
find a basis for agreement. Workplace issues are divided into three categories:
mandatory, permissive and illegal bargaining items.
Compare unfair labor practices for management and labor. - CORRECT ANS - ✔✔
Management cannot: refuse to bargain with labor; coerce, interfere or intrude on
employees' rights to become involved with unions;
For unions, they must bargain in good faith. During strike activity, unions are prohibited
from preventing persons who wish to work from entering the business, may not damage
employer property, and may not picket other businesses that provide goods and
services to the employer. Such a picket is called a secondary picket.
Describe the following strategies to resolve labor disputes:
Lockout - CORRECT ANS - ✔✔ the employer either shuts down business operations
and prevents employees from coming to work or continues work but hires replacement
employees
Describe the following strategies to resolve labor disputes:
Strikes - CORRECT ANS - ✔✔ a mass work stoppage; economic strikes (used to
pressure management into conceding to compensation demands) and ULP strikes
(employer committed ULP) are lawful. Wildcat strikes, in which employees stop work
without the union's permission, are illegal.
Describe the following strategies to resolve labor disputes:
Mediation - CORRECT ANS - ✔✔ voluntary process, bringing a neutral third-party into a
negotiation as a facilitator. It may or may not lead to an agreement between the parties
Describe the following strategies to resolve labor disputes:
, Arbitration - CORRECT ANS - ✔✔ process agreed to by the parties in which, at its
conclusion, a neutral third-party will impose a binding agreement on both parties
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Identify the role of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). - CORRECT ANS - ✔✔
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? -
CORRECT ANS - ✔✔ Pro-union law which:
Established the rights of workers to form unions, collective bargain, and to strike.
Protected union rights and prohibited employers from interfering, coercing or otherwise
intruding on employees interested in the union
Established the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)-
Describe the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA), also known as the Taft-Hartley
Act, of 1947. - CORRECT ANS - ✔✔ Pro-employer law which:
Curbed unions overreaching or shift some of the power back to the employer;
Forbade Unions from using unfair labor practices, for example unions cannot coerce or
discriminate against non-union members;
Outlawed the closed shop (shop that made union membership a condition of
employment). Let employers take back the right to hire.
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. - CORRECT ANS - ✔✔ Increased
power of Union Members by:
Unions had to give union members a bill of rights;
Unions required to hold elections every 3 years;
Unions had to submit annual financial reports to the department of labor, federal crime
to embezzle or steal union funds.
Also, union members could attend union meetings, vote and nominate people for union
offices.
,Define the steps in the union organization process. - CORRECT ANS - ✔✔ 1. Union
contacts employees or employees contact union.
Initial organizational meeting with union to gather employee support.
30% of authorization (employee) signatures are required to move forward with
unionization process.
Once 30% of signatures are gathered, a secret ballot election is administered by the
NLRA.
If the vote is "yes" (51% majority), the NLRB certifies the union as the legal bargaining
representative of the employees.
Describe the collective bargaining process. - CORRECT ANS - ✔✔ Collective
bargaining is the negotiations between the employer and the union (on behalf of the
workers) to form a new contract which governs the working relationship between the
parties. Under the NLRA, both the union and the employer are required to bargain in
good faith. The concept of good faith does not mandate agreement, but instead requires
a mutual obligation of the parties to participate actively in negotiations, showing intent to
find a basis for agreement. Workplace issues are divided into three categories:
mandatory, permissive and illegal bargaining items.
Compare unfair labor practices for management and labor. - CORRECT ANS - ✔✔
Management cannot: refuse to bargain with labor; coerce, interfere or intrude on
employees' rights to become involved with unions;
For unions, they must bargain in good faith. During strike activity, unions are prohibited
from preventing persons who wish to work from entering the business, may not damage
employer property, and may not picket other businesses that provide goods and
services to the employer. Such a picket is called a secondary picket.
Describe the following strategies to resolve labor disputes:
Lockout - CORRECT ANS - ✔✔ the employer either shuts down business operations
and prevents employees from coming to work or continues work but hires replacement
employees
Describe the following strategies to resolve labor disputes:
Strikes - CORRECT ANS - ✔✔ a mass work stoppage; economic strikes (used to
pressure management into conceding to compensation demands) and ULP strikes
(employer committed ULP) are lawful. Wildcat strikes, in which employees stop work
without the union's permission, are illegal.
Describe the following strategies to resolve labor disputes:
Mediation - CORRECT ANS - ✔✔ voluntary process, bringing a neutral third-party into a
negotiation as a facilitator. It may or may not lead to an agreement between the parties
Describe the following strategies to resolve labor disputes:
, Arbitration - CORRECT ANS - ✔✔ process agreed to by the parties in which, at its
conclusion, a neutral third-party will impose a binding agreement on both parties
