Hyper-Tech Enterprises manufactures mechanical parts used in air conditioning and heating units. The company employs over 300 workers at its Alabama facility. None of the Hyper-Tech employees belong to a union; however, management believes that unionization is in the near future. A representative of a local union has recently visited Hyper-Tech in an attempt to solicit members and have them sign authorization cards. Enough eligible employees have signed authorization cards to petition the NLRB for an election. Hyper-Tech's top executives are considering fighting the unionization efforts. Which of the following, if true, supports the argument by the NLRB that Hyper-Tech has conducted unfair labor practices?
A)Hyper-Tech managers prohibited union representatives from soliciting employees who were on duty.
B)Hyper-Tech managers intervened when pro-union employees solicited other employees while both were on duty.
C)Hyper-Tech managers barred nonemployee union representatives from entering the firm's building.
D)Hyper-Tech managers prohibited distribution of union literature in the company cafeteria.

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D)The NLRB has ruled that the act of prohibiting distribution of the literature is an unfair labor practice. Most employers can bar nonemployees from the building's interiors and work areas as a right of private property owners.

Hyper-Tech Enterprises Manufactures Mechanical Parts Used in Air Conditioning and Heating