Question 1

Healthy Harvest Company runs a fruit processing and packaging plant. Most of Healthy Harvest's business is done during holiday seasons, especially between Halloween and New Year's Day, and in the spring. The company hires a large temporary workforce during its busiest times. Can Healthy Harvest hire noncitizens for its temporary, seasonal work? If so, what procedures must the employer follow to do this hiring? If not, how can Healthy Harvest be assured that it is hiring only citizens?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Healthy Harvest Company runs a fruit processing...

Question 2

Pho, an employee of Quality Food Service LLC and a member of Restaurant Workers Union, has a grievance with the company. In this context, it is not an unfair labor practice for the company to

Accepted Answer

All the choices listed are considered unfair labor practices under labor law, as they interfere with the rights of employees to engage in union activities and seek representation.

Question 3

Business Employees Union represents the workers of Capital Markets Inc. Their employment contract requires that new hires begin to pay dues to the union within thirty days of starting their jobs. The union can bargain for an additional provision that requires

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The answer of Business Employees Union represents the workers of...

Question 4

Otis, a member of Pipefitters Union, feels that the union is not providing proper representation for its members at Otis's workplace, and starts a campaign to decertify the union. For this effort, it is not an unfair labor practice for the union to

Accepted Answer

It is not an unfair labor practice for the union to expel Otis from membership for trying to decertify the union. This is because the union has the right to maintain its integrity and existence as a bargaining unit, and members who seek to undermine that can be seen as working against the best interests of the union and its members. However, fines or disciplinary action would be considered an unfair labor practice, as it would be seen as retaliation against Otis for exercising his rights under the National Labor Relations Act to engage in protected concerted activity.

Question 5

During a strike, unionized employees who picket their workplace

Accepted Answer

The statement does not hold true for any of the given options. During a strike, unionized employees may lose their pay if they are not working, there is no guarantee of returning to work, and they cannot block the access of nonunion workers to the workplace.

Question 6

Freight Workers Union represents the employees of Global Shipping Company. To new employees, a union official states, "We have the power here. Join the union, or you may lose your job." Under the National Labor Relations Act, this statement

Accepted Answer

The statement made by the union official constitutes coercion, which is considered an unfair labor practice under the National Labor Relations Act. The statement is a direct threat to the employment security of the new hires and is meant to pressure them into joining the union. This violates their rights under the Act to choose whether to join a union or not.

Question 7

Field Workers Union represents employees of Grain Farms Corporation. The union and the employer begin to negotiate a new contract in good faith but hold genuine differences of opinion. The employer may use a lockout

Accepted Answer

The employer may use a lockout if the employer believes that the parties have reached a stalemate. This is the only justification for a lockout that is in accordance with labor laws and fair bargaining practices. Lockouts should not be used as a tool to break a union or pressure workers into decertification, and they should not be used without economic justification.

Question 8

Remedies for a corporate employer's interference with its employees' concerted activity are most likely to include

Accepted Answer

A cease-and-desist order is the most common remedy for a corporate employer's interference with its employees' concerted activity. This order would prohibit the employer from engaging in further unfair labor practices and may require the employer to take affirmative steps to remedy the harm caused to its employees. Adding a union representative to the corporate board of directors or dissolving and reorganizing the company are not typically considered as remedies in these situations.

Question 9

Bricklayers Union represents workers of Construction Inc. The union and the employer bargain in good faith but hold genuine differences of opinion. The union may call a strike

Accepted Answer

The union may call a strike if they believe that the parties have reached a stalemate. This means that despite bargaining in good faith, the parties are unable to come to a mutually acceptable agreement, and the union feels that a strike is necessary to make progress towards their goals. Strikes are typically used as a last resort after all other options have been exhausted. Striking solely to form a barrier or to use as a coercive tactic is not considered to be in good faith bargaining and is illegal.

Question 10

Rosie is an employee of Social Media Company. At the end of a successful unionization campaign, Tech Workers Union is certified as the employees' bargaining representative. Rosie refuses to join the union. For this refusal, under the National Labor Relations Act, the union can force the company to

Accepted Answer

Under the National Labor Relations Act, employees have the right to join or not join a union, and the union cannot force the company to take adverse action against an employee who chooses not to join the union. Therefore, none of the choices listed are permissible under the law.

Question 11

Some of the employees of Righteous Apps, Inc., decide that they want to be represented by the Science Workers Union in bargaining with Righteous Apps over overtime pay and the times that the offices open and close. Righteous Apps, and some employees, including Truman, are against the union. Who can demand that a union election be held? If the union is elected, does it have to represent Truman? If the union is elected, does Righteous Apps have to bargain over overtime pay and the times that the offices open and close?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Some of the employees of Righteous Apps,...

Question 12

Applied Analytics Company encourages its employees to join a union, pays union workers for time spent on union activities, and provides financial aid to the union. Under the National Labor Relations Act, these acts

Accepted Answer

These acts may be considered improper domination, which is an unfair labor practice under the National Labor Relations Act. Employers are not allowed to interfere with, restrain or coerce employees in their collective bargaining rights, which includes trying to influence their decision to join or not join a union. By encouraging and supporting unionization, the employer may be seen as exerting improper influence on the employees and their union activities.

Quiz 22: Immigration and Labor Law