Question 1

Explain how criminal conspiracy laws and injunctions were used against workers prior to the advent of modern labor law in the mid-20ᵗʰ century.

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Question 2

The most important difference between public and private collective bargaining is that:

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The most important difference between public and private collective bargaining is that federal legislation and most state statutes do not contain the right of public employees to strike. This prohibition is grounded in the need to protect public health and safety (i.e., to prevent police officers or firefighters from being out on strike while crime rises or buildings burn), as well as the sovereignty doctrine deeming striking against a governmental employer as inconsistent with the government being the sovereign or highest authority.

Question 3

Union representatives of the Uptown Bakery make a formal request to management for a meeting to discuss wage increases,health care benefits,holiday pay,the amount of union dues,and the frequency of union elections.Management rejects the request outright but raises wages by 2 percent for all employees.Discuss management's actions under the National Labor Relations Act.

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Question 4

The Federal Labor Relations Authority

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The Federal Labor Relations Authority is the federal counterpart to the private sector's National Labor Relations Board. It was established by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 to administer federal sector labor law.

Question 5

List the six unfair labor practices that could be committed by organized labor under section 8 of the Taft-Hartley Act.

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Question 6

Explain the concept of bargaining in good faith in the context of collective bargaining agreements under the National Labor Relations Act.

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Question 7

Margo,a unionized civil servant,works for a government agency.She believes that she and her co-workers have been the subject of an unfair labor practice on the part of the agency.Claims of this type are typically handled by the ________.

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Margo's claims of unfair labor practices on the part of an employer in a federal agency are typically handled by the Federal Labor Relations Authority. This agency may be thought of as the federal counterpart to the private sector's National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

Question 8

Describe the purpose and the basic provisions of the Landrum-Griffin Act of 1959.

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Question 9

The Landrum-Griffin Act includes a bill of rights for union members,which provides that union members have the right to:

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The Landrum-Griffin Act includes a bill of rights for union members, which provides that union members have the right to expect an established process to be followed before any dues or initiation fees are increased. Apart from this, union members also have the right to nominate candidates for union elections, attend union meetings and to vote on union business.

Question 10

Which law has provisions designed to safeguard union funds?

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The Landrum-Griffin Act of 1959 enacted provisions to safeguard union funds. Under the act, unions cannot use union funds for anything except benefiting the union or its members. Funds cannot be used to support union office candidates, and union officials, agents, employees, and so on cannot acquire financial interests that conflict with that of the union's.

Quiz 15: Labor Law