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ȱLESSONȱ23—1ȱQUIZȱ

LegalȱConceptsȱ

Directions:ȱPlaceȱaȱTȱforȱTrueȱorȱanȱFȱforȱFalseȱinȱtheȱAnswersȱcolumnȱtoȱshowȱ

whetherȱeachȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱstatementsȱisȱtrueȱorȱfalse.ȱ

ȱȱ Answersȱ

ȱȱ1.ȱȱ TheȱClaytonȱActȱprohibitedȱrestraintsȱofȱtradeȱandȱmadeȱbusiȬ

nessȱmonopoliesȱillegal.ȱ

1._______ȱ

ȱȱ2.ȱTodayȱmostȱlaborȱrelationsȱareȱgovernedȱthroughȱtheȱcourtsȱ

andȱCongressȱratherȱthanȱbyȱaȱfederalȱagency.ȱ

2._______ȱ

ȱȱ3.ȱȱ Laborȱunionsȱdidȱnotȱengageȱinȱstrikesȱuntilȱtheȱearlyȱ1900s.ȱ3._______ȱ

ȱȱ4.ȱEmploymentȱcontractsȱthatȱforceȱanȱemployeeȱtoȱpromiseȱnotȱtoȱ

joinȱaȱunionȱareȱcalledȱyellowȬdogȱcontracts.ȱ

4._______ȱ

ȱȱ5.ȱȱ AȱjudgeȱwhoȱhearsȱbothȱsidesȱofȱanȱargumentȱcanȱissueȱanȱexȬȱ

parteȱinjunction.ȱ

5._______ȱ

ȱȱ6.ȱȱ TheȱDanburyȱAntitrustȱActȱprohibitedȱrestraintsȱofȱtradeȱandȱ

madeȱbusinessȱmonopoliesȱillegal.ȱ

6._______ȱ

ȱȱ7.ȱTheȱNationalȱLaborȱRelationsȱBoardȱadministersȱtheȱrightsȱandȱ

dutiesȱgivenȱtoȱworkers,ȱemployers,ȱandȱunions.ȱ

7._______ȱ

ȱȱ8.ȱAȱyellowȬdogȱcontractȱcontainsȱanȱagreementȱthatȱanȱemployeeȱ

willȱnotȱjoinȱaȱunion.ȱ

8._______ȱ

ȱȱ9.ȱȱ Atȱleastȱ50ȱpercentȱofȱtheȱemployeesȱinȱaȱbargainingȱunitȱmustȱ

signȱauthorizationȱcardsȱtoȱformȱaȱunion.ȱ

9._______ȱ

10.ȱCertificationȱoccursȱwhenȱtheȱNLRBȱacknowledgesȱaȱunionȱasȱ

theȱexclusiveȱbargainingȱagentȱforȱtheȱemployeesȱinȱaȱbargainȬ

ingȱunit.ȱ

10._______ȱ

11.ȱEmployeesȱcanȱselectȱaȱdifferentȱunionȱthroughȱaȱdecertificationȱ

election.ȱ

11.ȱ______ȱ

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13. EvaȱNavarroȱworksȱasȱaȱcertifiedȱnursingȱaidȱatȱJeffersonȱCareȱCenter.ȱSheȱandȱ

theȱotherȱCNAsȱareȱunhappyȱwithȱtheirȱsalaries,ȱtheȱnumberȱofȱpatientsȱtheyȱ

mustȱcareȱfor,ȱandȱtheirȱworkȱschedulesȱduringȱholidays.ȱAfterȱtalkingȱtoȱsomeȱofȱ

herȱfriendsȱinȱtheȱcookingȱandȱlaundryȱdepartments,ȱEvaȱdiscoversȱthatȱtheyȱareȱ

alsoȱunhappy.ȱIfȱEvaȱdecidesȱtoȱorganizeȱaȱunion,ȱhowȱwouldȱbargainingȱunitsȱbeȱ

formed?ȱExplainȱyourȱanswer.ȱ

14.ȱȱStacyȱwasȱemployedȱatȱaȱmanufacturingȱplantȱthatȱwasȱunionized.ȱUponȱcomȬ

pletingȱherȱpaperworkȱforȱemployment,ȱsheȱwasȱaskedȱwhetherȱsheȱwantedȱtoȱ

joinȱtheȱunion.ȱWhatȱkindȱofȱunionȱshopȱwasȱStacyȱworkingȱfor?ȱWhatȱifȱsheȱhadȱ

beenȱtoldȱsheȱhadȱtoȱpayȱherȱunionȱduesȱwithinȱ30ȱdaysȱofȱherȱemployment?ȱ

Whatȱkindȱofȱshopȱwouldȱthatȱhaveȱbeen?ȱExplainȱyourȱanswer.ȱ

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ȱLESSONȱ23—1ȱPRACTICEȱACTIVITYȱ

Readȱtheȱfollowingȱcasesȱandȱanswerȱtheȱquestionsȱaboutȱthem.ȱAttachȱaȱpageȱifȱadditionalȱ

spaceȱisȱneededȱforȱanswers.ȱ

1.ȱTheȱunionȱmaintainedȱaȱhiringȱhallȱforȱthoseȱseekingȱjobsȱdrivingȱtrucks.ȱEmȬ

legalȱbecauseȱtheȱlawȱsaysȱthatȱitȱisȱanȱunfairȱlaborȱpracticeȱforȱaȱunionȱtoȱcauseȱ

anȱemployerȱtoȱdiscriminateȱagainstȱanȱemployee.ȱAreȱtheȱhiringȱhallsȱillegal?ȱ

Explain.ȱ[InternationalȱBrotherhoodȱofȱTeamstersȱLocalȱ357ȱv.ȱNLRB,ȱ365ȱU.S.ȱ

667(1961)]ȱ

2.ȱTheȱunionȱnotifiedȱHarrisonȱSteelȱCastingsȱCompanyȱthatȱitȱwasȱattemptingȱtoȱ

organizeȱHarrison’sȱemployees.ȱDuringȱtheȱperiodȱbeforeȱtheȱelection,ȱbothȱ

sidesȱpresentedȱtheirȱpositionsȱtoȱtheȱworkers.ȱInȱaȱspecialȱversionȱofȱtheȱplantȱ

newsletter,ȱHarrisonȱprintedȱitsȱpositionȱconcerningȱ“economicȱstrikes,”ȱwhichȱ

hadȱbeenȱfired.ȱDanȱWatkins,ȱtheȱprimaryȱunionȱsupporterȱatȱtheȱplant,ȱwasȱ

firedȱafterȱbeingȱabsentȱforȱaȱfewȱdaysȱdueȱtoȱillness.ȱTheȱunionȱlostȱtheȱelection,ȱ

butȱitȱfiledȱsuitȱallegingȱunfairȱpracticesȱbyȱtheȱcompanyȱleadingȱupȱtoȱtheȱelecȬ

tion,ȱincludingȱtheȱdischargeȱofȱtheȱTournquistsȱandȱWatkins.ȱDidȱtheȱcompanyȱ

engageȱinȱillegalȱactivityȱhere?ȱExplain.ȱ[NLRBȱv.ȱHarrisonȱSteelȱCastingsȱCo.,ȱInc.,ȱ

728ȱF.ȱ2dȱ831ȱ(7thȱCir.ȱ1984)]ȱ

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ȱLESSONȱ23—1ȱRETEACHȱ

Directions:ȱThisȱgameȱisȱaȱvariationȱofȱ20ȱQuestions.ȱWriteȱeachȱtermȱorȱideaȱonȱaȱ

sheetȱofȱpaper.ȱChooseȱaȱvolunteerȱtoȱcomeȱtoȱtheȱfrontȱofȱtheȱclass.ȱEitherȱtapeȱtheȱ

wordȱtoȱtheȱstudent’sȱbackȱorȱshowȱtheȱtermȱtoȱtheȱclass.ȱTheȱstudentȱvolunteerȱmayȱ

thenȱbeginȱtoȱaskȱtheȱclassȱasȱmanyȱasȱ20ȱquestionsȱtoȱdetermineȱwhichȱtermȱhasȱ

beenȱchosen.ȱEachȱquestionȱmustȱhaveȱaȱyesȱorȱnoȱanswer.ȱChooseȱaȱnewȱvolunteerȱ

toȱguessȱeachȱterm.ȱTheȱfollowingȱisȱaȱsuggestedȱlistȱofȱtermsȱwithȱaȱbriefȱdescripȬ

tion.ȱ

$500,000ȱTheȱminimumȱsalesȱofȱgoodsȱaȱretailȱstoreȱcanȱ

sellȱannuallyȱtoȱbeȱgovernedȱbyȱstateȱlaborȬ

managementȱlawsȱ

ShermanȱAntitrustȱActȱAnȱactȱofȱCongressȱthatȱprohibitedȱrestraintsȱofȱ

tradeȱandȱmadeȱbusinessȱmonopoliesȱillegalȱ

DanburyȱHattersȱcaseȱInȱthisȱcaseȱtheȱU.S.ȱSupremeȱCourtȱruledȱthatȱ

theȱShermanȱAntitrustȱActȱdidȱapplyȱtoȱunionsȱ

1800sȱTheȱcenturyȱwhenȱlaborȱunionsȱinȱtheȱUnitedȱ

Statesȱbeganȱtoȱstrikeȱ

ClaytonȱActȱAnȱactȱofȱCongressȱthatȱexemptedȱunionsȱfromȱ

theȱShermanȱAntitrustȱActȱ

yellowȬdogȱcontractȱEmployeesȱhadȱtoȱpromiseȱnotȱtoȱjoinȱaȱunionȱ

exȬparteȱinjunctionȱAnȱinjunctionȱissuedȱbyȱaȱjudgeȱafterȱhearingȱ

onlyȱoneȱsideȱofȱanȱargumentȱ

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ȱLESSONȱ23—1ȱENRICHMENTȱ

Theȱhistoryȱofȱlaborȱlawsȱwasȱdiscussedȱinȱthisȱlessonȱonȱunions.ȱLaborȱunionsȱdidȱ

notȱengageȱinȱstrikesȱinȱtheȱUnitedȱStatesȱuntilȱtheȱ1800s.ȱAtȱthatȱtime,ȱtheȱlawȱreȬ

spondedȱwithȱhostility.ȱOneȱexampleȱofȱaȱjudicialȱresponseȱtoȱunionsȱwasȱtheȱexȬ

parteȱinjunction—anȱinjunctionȱissuedȱbyȱaȱjudgeȱafterȱhearingȱonlyȱoneȱsideȱofȱanȱ

argument.ȱResearchȱhistoricalȱunionȱcasesȱfromȱtheȱ1800sȱtoȱfindȱanȱexampleȱofȱeachȱ

typeȱofȱcaseȱlistedȱbelowȱarisingȱfromȱuseȱofȱtheȱinjunction.ȱDescribeȱtheȱcaseȱinȱtheȱ

appropriateȱspace.ȱ

1.ȱIfȱtheȱemployerȱcouldȱshowȱpotentialȱinjuryȱflowingȱfromȱaȱstrike,ȱmanyȱjudgesȱ

wouldȱissueȱanȱinjunctionȱprohibitingȱtheȱstrike.ȱ

2.ȱIfȱemployeesȱchoseȱtoȱstrikeȱdespiteȱtheȱinjunction,ȱtheyȱcouldȱbeȱarrestedȱandȱ

imprisonedȱforȱcontemptȱofȱcourt.ȱ

3.ȱInjunctionsȱwereȱusedȱtoȱprohibitȱattemptsȱtoȱorganizeȱemployeesȱintoȱunionsȱ

whenȱtheyȱwereȱworkingȱunderȱyellowȬdogȱcontracts.ȱ

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ȱLESSONȱ23—2ȱQUIZȱ

LegalȱConceptsȱ

Directions:ȱFillȱinȱtheȱblank(s)ȱwithȱtheȱmostȱappropriateȱtermȱorȱphraseȱtoȱcompleteȱ

theȱsentence.ȱ

ȱȱ Answersȱ

1.ȱȱInȱa(n)ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ,ȱȱaȱmediatorȱtalksȱwithȱbothȱsidesȱ

andȱattemptsȱtoȱachieveȱaȱcompromise.ȱ

ȱ1.____________________ȱ

2.ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱisȱanȱemployeeȱactivityȱthatȱcreatesȱorȱ

maintainsȱemploymentȱpositionsȱbyȱunnecessarilyȱ

increasingȱtimeȱorȱnumberȱofȱpersonnelȱrequireȱtoȱ

doȱaȱparticularȱjob.ȱ

ȱ2.____________________ȱ

3.ȱUnionȱworkersȱhaveȱtheȱpowerȱtoȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱorȱtoȱ

collectivelyȱstopȱworkingȱtoȱforceȱanȱemployerȱtoȱ

giveȱinȱtoȱunionȱdemands.ȱ

ȱ3.____________________ȱ

4.ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱisȱtheȱNLRAȱprocedureȱrequiringȱlaborȱ

andȱmanagementȱtoȱbargainȱwithȱeachȱotherȱwithȱ

openȱandȱfairȱmindsȱtoȱovercomeȱobstaclesȱexistȬ

ingȱbetweenȱthemȱconcerningȱwages,ȱhours,ȱandȱ

otherȱconditionsȱofȱemployment.ȱ

ȱ4.____________________ȱ

5.ȱȱA(n)ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱoccursȱwhenȱanȱemployerȱtempoȬ

rarilyȱclosesȱdownȱoperationsȱtoȱinduceȱtheȱunionȱ

toȱagreeȱtoȱtheȱemployer’sȱposition.ȱ

ȱ5.____________________ȱ

6.ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱprohibitȱunionsȱfromȱtakingȱcertainȱacȬ

tionsȱagainstȱemployers.ȱ

ȱ6.____________________ȱ

7.ȱNegotiationsȱareȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱwhenȱtheȱunionȱandȱtheȱ

ȱ7.____________________ȱ

8.ȱA(n)ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱisȱaȱconcertedȱrefusalȱtoȱbuyȱorȱuseȱ

anȱentity’sȱproductsȱorȱservicesȱinȱorderȱtoȱobtainȱ

concessionsȱorȱtoȱmerelyȱexpressȱdispleasureȱwithȱ

certainȱofȱthatȱentity’sȱactsȱorȱpractices.ȱ

ȱ8.____________________ȱ

9.ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ,ȱorȱpatrollingȱnearȱtheȱemployer’sȱpropȬ

ertyȱwithȱsigns,ȱisȱusedȱbyȱcertifiedȱunionsȱtryingȱ

toȱforceȱtheȱemployerȱtoȱbargainȱwithȱthatȱunion.ȱ

ȱ9.____________________ȱ

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A(n)ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱisȱoneȱthatȱinvolvesȱnationalȱdeȬ

fenseȱorȱmajorȱindustries.ȱ

ȱ10.____________________ȱ

TheȱPresidentȱofȱtheȱUnitedȱStatesȱcanȱaskȱtheȱ

federalȱcourtsȱtoȱforceȱa(n)ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱofȱ80ȱdaysȱ

whenȱaȱnationalȱemergencyȱstrikeȱisȱthreatened.ȱ

11.ȱ___________________ȱ

ȱ12.ȱA(n)ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱisȱoneȱwhereȱtheȱdisputeȱisȱoverȱ

wages,ȱhours,ȱorȱconditionsȱofȱemployment.ȱ

12.ȱ___________________ȱ

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13.ȱCharlesȱisȱaȱbiologyȱteacherȱinȱaȱstateȱthatȱallowsȱteachersȱtoȱstrikeȱforȱupȱtoȱ20ȱ

days.ȱHeȱandȱhisȱfellowȱteachersȱhaveȱbeenȱonȱstrikeȱforȱtheȱfullȱ20Ȭdayȱperiod.ȱ

WhatȱmightȱhappenȱifȱCharlesȱcontinuesȱtoȱstrike?ȱExplainȱyourȱanswer.ȱ

14.ȱȱȱ GoldenȱParts,ȱaȱchickenȱprocessingȱplant,ȱhadȱbegunȱtalksȱwithȱtheȱNationalȱ

LaborȱRelationsȱBoardȱtoȱdiscussȱformingȱaȱunionȱinȱtheirȱplant.ȱAȱmonthȱlater,ȱ

GoldenȱParts’ȱmanagementȱbroughtȱinȱexpertsȱtoȱevaluateȱtheȱworkplaceȱtoȱseeȱ

ifȱmachinesȱmightȱreplaceȱtheȱworkersȱonȱtheȱline.ȱIsȱthisȱanȱunfairȱlaborȱpracȬ

tice?ȱExplainȱyourȱanswer.ȱ

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ȱLESSONȱ23—2ȱPRACTICEȱACTIVITYȱ

Readȱtheȱfollowingȱcasesȱandȱanswerȱtheȱquestionsȱaboutȱthem.ȱAttachȱaȱpageȱifȱadditionalȱ

spaceȱisȱneededȱforȱanswers.ȱ

1.ȱAsȱpartȱofȱtheȱcollectiveȱbargainingȱagreementȱwithȱtheȱunion,ȱthereȱisȱaȱclauseȱ

whichȱstatesȱthatȱtoȱtheȱextentȱallowedȱbyȱlaw,ȱtheȱemployerȱshallȱnotȱcontractȱ

outȱworkȱthatȱisȱnormallyȱdoneȱbyȱunionȱworkers.ȱIsȱthisȱlegal?ȱExplain.ȱ[NLRBȱ

2.ȱAȱcompanyȱhasȱtwoȱplants.ȱOneȱisȱunionized,ȱandȱtheȱotherȱisȱnot.ȱAtȱtheȱunionȬ

izedȱplant,ȱworkersȱreceiveȱ$8ȱperȱhourȱinȱwagesȱandȱ$2ȱperȱhourȱinȱfringeȱbeneȬ

asȱanȱillegalȱchangeȱinȱtheȱunionȱcontractȱwithoutȱbargainingȱaboutȱtheȱchangeȱ

first?ȱExplain.ȱ[InternationalȱUnion,ȱUnitedȱAutoworkersȱv.ȱNLRB,ȱ765ȱF.2dȱ175ȱ

(D.C.ȱCir.ȱCt.ȱApp.ȱ1985)]ȱ

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ȱLESSONȱ23—2ȱRETEACHȱ

Directions:ȱMakeȱaȱbingoȱsheetȱforȱeachȱstudentȱwithȱfiveȱrowsȱandȱfiveȱcolumnsȱasȱ

shown.ȱWriteȱoneȱtermȱinȱeachȱspaceȱandȱleaveȱoneȱspaceȱopenȱforȱaȱfreeȱspace.ȱ

Makeȱtheȱpositioningȱofȱtheȱtermsȱdifferentȱonȱeachȱstudent’sȱsheet.ȱToȱsaveȱtime,ȱ

giveȱtheȱstudentsȱblankȱbingoȱsheetsȱandȱletȱthemȱwriteȱtheȱtermsȱinȱtheȱspaces.ȱAsȱ

eachȱdefinitionȱisȱread,ȱtheȱstudentsȱcoverȱtheȱappropriateȱterm.ȱIfȱaȱstudentȱcoversȱ

anȱincorrectȱterm,ȱheȱorȱsheȱmustȱremoveȱthatȱbingoȱchip.ȱTheȱgameȱcontinuesȱuntilȱ

aȱstudentȱcoversȱfiveȱtermsȱinȱaȱhorizontal,ȱvertical,ȱorȱdiagonalȱrow.ȱ

economicȱstrikeȱboycottȱcoolingȬoffȱȱ

periodȱ

conciliationȱ

lockoutȱunfairȱlaborȱpracticeȱcollectiveȱ

bargainingȱ

nationalȱemergencyȱ

strikeȱ

strikeȱWagnerȱActȱunfairȱlaborȱpracticeȱ

strikeȱ

TaftȬHartleyȱActȱ

LaborȱManagementȱ

RelationsȱActȱ

UnionȱBillȱofȱRightsȱsecondaryȱ

boycottȱ

[FreeȱSpace]ȱ

picketingȱmediationȱdeadlockedȱprimaryȱboycottȱ

Definitionsȱtoȱreadȱtoȱstudentsȱinȱanyȱorder:ȱ

An employer temporarily closes down operations (lockout)

To collectively stop working (strike)

from a third party

A strike that imperils national health or safety (national emergency strike)

A law that outlawed closed shops (Taft-Hartley Act)

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ȱLESSONȱ23—2ȱENRICHMENTȱ

Asȱyouȱlearnedȱinȱthisȱlesson,ȱonceȱaȱworkplaceȱbecomesȱunionized,ȱcollectiveȱbarȬ

gainingȱisȱtheȱprocessȱusedȱbyȱtheȱunionȱandȱtheȱemployerȱtoȱnegotiateȱaȱcontractȱofȱ

employmentȱthatȱbindsȱbothȱsides.ȱUseȱnewsȱarticlesȱtoȱresearchȱaȱrecentȱexampleȱofȱ

laborȬmanagementȱconflict.ȱThenȱanswerȱtheȱfollowingȱquestionsȱaboutȱtheȱevent.ȱ

1.ȱWhatȱwereȱtheȱnegotiatedȱissues—pay,ȱfringeȱbenefits,ȱgrievanceȱprocedures,ȱ

hours,ȱovertime,ȱpensions,ȱhealthȱcare,ȱworkingȱconditions,ȱsafetyȱissues,ȱorȱothȬ

ers?ȱ

2.ȱDidȱtheȱunionȱstrike?ȱ

3.ȱDidȱtheȱemployerȱtemporarilyȱcloseȱdownȱoperationsȱwithȱaȱlockout?ȱ

4.ȱWasȱmediationȱusedȱtoȱattemptȱtoȱbringȱbothȱsidesȱtoȱaȱcompromise?ȱ

5.ȱWhatȱwasȱtheȱultimateȱoutcomeȱofȱtheȱnegotiations?ȱ

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TESTȱ

CHAPTERȱ23

SECTION I—IDENTIFY LEGAL TERMS

Directions:ȱPlaceȱaȱTȱforȱTrueȱorȱanȱFȱforȱFalseȱinȱtheȱAnswersȱcolumnȱtoȱshowȱ

hetherȱeachȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱstatementsȱisȱtrueȱorȱfalse.ȱw

Answers

ȱȱ1.ȱInȱlaborȬmanagementȱrelations,ȱonlyȱfederalȱlawsȱexist.ȱȱȱ1.ȱ_____ȱ

ȱȱ2.ȱAȱpromiseȱnotȱtoȱjoinȱaȱunionȱwasȱaȱrequirementȱofȱtheȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱyelȬ

lowȬdogȱcontracts.ȱ

ȱȱ2.ȱ_____ȱ

ȱȱ3.ȱBeforeȱ1842,ȱtheȱcourtsȱclassifiedȱunionsȱasȱcriminalȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ

conspiracies.ȱ

ȱȱ3.ȱ_____ȱ

ȱȱ4.ȱAnȱexȬparteȱinjunctionȱisȱissuedȱbyȱaȱjudgeȱafterȱhearingȱbothȱ

sidesȱofȱanȱargumentȱinȱaȱlaborȱdispute.ȱ

ȱȱ4.ȱ_____ȱ

ȱȱ5.ȱTheȱClaytonȱActȱexemptedȱunionsȱfromȱtheȱShermanȱAntitrustȱ

Act.ȱ

ȱȱ5.ȱ_____ȱ

ȱȱ6.ȱTheȱhistoryȱofȱU.S.ȱlaborȱlawȱrevealsȱgreatȱhostilityȱtowardȱunȬ

ions.ȱ

ȱȱ6.ȱ_____ȱ

ȱȱ7.ȱNowȱmostȱlaborȱrelationsȱproblemsȱareȱresolvedȱbyȱtheȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ

NationalȱLaborȱRelationsȱBoardȱ(NLRB).ȱ

ȱȱ7.ȱ_____ȱ

ȱȱ8.ȱCommonȱemploymentȱinterestsȱshouldȱbeȱincludedȱinȱtheȱȱȱ

bargainingȱunit.ȱ

ȱȱ8.ȱ_____ȱ

ȱȱ9.ȱIfȱmanagementȱdeniesȱvoluntaryȱrecognition,ȱtheȱunionȱcanȱ

conductȱaȱrepresentationȱelection.ȱ

ȱȱ9.ȱ_____ȱ

10.ȱCollectiveȱbargainingȱisȱtheȱprocessȱofȱnegotiatingȱaȱbindingȱȱ

employmentȱcontractȱbyȱtheȱunionȱandȱtheȱcourts.ȱ

10.ȱ_____ȱ

SECTION II—THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT LEGAL CONCEPTS

Directions:ȱInȱtheȱAnswersȱcolumnȱatȱtheȱrightȱofȱeachȱstatement,ȱwriteȱtheȱletterȱthatȱ

representsȱtheȱword,ȱorȱgroupȱofȱwords,ȱthatȱcorrectlyȱcompletesȱtheȱstatement.ȱ

ȱȱ Answers

11.ȱEmployeesȱtheȱNLRBȱmayȱdetermineȱcannotȱvoteȱwithinȱaȱbarȬ

gainingȱunitȱareȱ(a)ȱthoseȱwhoȱhaveȱaȱconfidentialȱroleȱinȱcreatȬ

ingȱmanagementȬlaborȱpolicies,ȱ(b)ȱthoseȱwhoȱhaveȱsupervisoryȱ

responsibilities,ȱ(c)ȱbothȱaȱandȱb,ȱ(d)ȱnoneȱofȱtheseȱ

11._______ȱ

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12.ȱȱ Ifȱmanagementȱdeniesȱvoluntaryȱrecognition,ȱtheȱunionȱcanȱaskȱ

theȱNLRBȱtoȱconductȱaȱ(a)ȱrepresentationȱelection,ȱ(b)ȱcertificaȬ

tionȱelection,ȱ(c)ȱdecertificationȱelection,ȱ(d)ȱnoneȱofȱtheȱaboveȱ

12._______ȱ

13._______ȱ13.ȱȱ Employeesȱcanȱrejectȱunionȱrepresentationȱorȱselectȱaȱdifferentȱ

unionȱatȱtheȱ(a)ȱrepresentationȱelection,ȱ(b)ȱcertificationȱelection,ȱ

(c)ȱdecertificationȱelection,ȱ(d)ȱnoneȱofȱtheȱaboveȱ

14.ȱAfterȱaȱunionȱisȱselected,ȱtheȱNLRB’sȱacknowledgementȱofȱthatȱ

unionȱasȱtheȱexclusiveȱbargainingȱagentȱisȱcalledȱ(a)ȱcertification,ȱ

(b)ȱauthorization,ȱ(c)ȱdecertification,ȱ(d)ȱrecognitionȱ

14._______ȱ

15.ȱȱ Aȱpersonȱwouldȱneedȱtoȱbeȱaȱmemberȱofȱtheȱunionȱinȱorderȱtoȱbeȱ

representedȱbyȱthatȱunionȱinȱtheȱfollowing:ȱ(a)ȱagencyȱshop,ȱ(b)ȱ

unionȱshop,ȱ(c)ȱopenȱshop,ȱ(d)ȱallȱofȱtheseȱ

15._______ȱ

16._______ȱ16.ȱTheȱstatuteȱrequiringȱunionsȱtoȱgiveȱtheirȱmembersȱfullȱvoiceȱinȱ

decisionȱmakingȱisȱtheȱ(a)ȱClaytonȱAct,ȱ(b)ȱLandrumȬGriffinȱAct,ȱ

(c)ȱShermanȱAntitrustȱAct,ȱ(d)ȱTaftȬHartleyȱActȱ

17.ȱAnȱemployerȱmayȱrespondȱtoȱthisȱtypeȱofȱstrikeȱbyȱgivingȱanyȱ

strikingȱemployee’sȱjobȱtoȱsomeoneȱelse.ȱ(a)ȱanȱeconomicȱstrike,ȱ

(b)ȱanȱunfairȱlaborȱpracticeȱstrike,ȱ(c)ȱaȱnationalȱemergencyȱ

strike,ȱ(d)ȱbothȱaȱandȱbȱ

17._______ȱ

18.ȱDisputesȱoverȱwages,ȱhours,ȱorȱconditionsȱofȱemploymentȱcanȱ

causeȱ(a)ȱanȱeconomicȱstrike,ȱ(b)ȱanȱunfairȱlaborȱpracticeȱstrike,ȱ

(c)ȱaȱnationalȱemergencyȱstrike,ȱ(d)ȱnoneȱofȱtheseȱ

18._______ȱ

19._______ȱ19.ȱȱ AnȱinjunctionȱinȱfederalȱcourtȱforcingȱaȱcoolingȬoffȱperiodȱofȱ80ȱda

20._______ȱ20.ȱȱ Whenȱstrikingȱemployeesȱtryȱtoȱgetȱcustomersȱtoȱstopȱbuyingȱtheȱ

productsȱorȱservicesȱofȱaȱthirdȱparty,ȱtheȱactionȱisȱknownȱasȱ(a)ȱaȱ

primaryȱboycott,ȱ(b)ȱaȱsecondaryȱboycott,ȱ(c)ȱanȱeconomicȱstrike,ȱ

(d)ȱnoneȱofȱtheseȱ

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21.ȱManagersȱofȱaȱbottlingȱplantȱconstantlyȱhadȱtheȱlongȬtimeȱunionȱworkersȱredoȱ

theirȱjobsȱbecauseȱofȱnewȱideasȱorȱveryȱminorȱchangesȱtheyȱwantedȱtoȱemploy.ȱ

Thisȱextraȱtimeȱofȱredoingȱworkȱcausedȱtheȱworkersȱtoȱfallȱbehindȱinȱtheirȱdailyȱ

tasks,ȱsubjectingȱthemȱtoȱreprimandsȱbyȱtheirȱsupervisors.ȱTheȱlongȬtimeȱunionȱ

workersȱfeltȱthatȱthisȱwasȱanȱintentionalȱattemptȱbyȱmanagementȱtoȱdiscourageȱ

themȱandȱcauseȱthemȱtoȱquitȱasȱaȱwayȱofȱeliminatingȱtheȱunion.ȱWhatȱcanȱtheyȱ

do?ȱ

ANSWERS

Lessonȱ23—1ȱ

Quiz

13.ȱIfȱtheȱcontractsȱofȱtheȱCNAsȱandȱtheȱotherȱworkersȱareȱnegotiatedȱtogether,ȱallȱ

14.ȱIfȱsheȱwasȱaskedȱwhetherȱsheȱwantedȱtoȱjoin,ȱsheȱwasȱinȱanȱopenȱshop.ȱInȱanȱ

Practice Activity

1.ȱNo,ȱhiringȱhallsȱareȱnotȱillegal.ȱGenerally,ȱtheȱproblemȱwithȱhiringȱhallsȱisȱinȱtheȱ

union’sȱroleȱinȱadministeringȱthem,ȱnotȱtheȱunionȱhallsȱthemselves.ȱTheȱU.S.ȱSuȬ

2.ȱYes,ȱtheȱcompanyȱengagedȱinȱunfairȱlaborȱpractices.ȱTheȱcourtȱfoundȱthatȱtheȱ

statementsȱmadeȱbyȱtheȱcompanyȱinȱtheȱnewsletterȱwereȱundulyȱcoercive,ȱtheȱ

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Reteach

Enrichment Activity

Lessonȱ23—2ȱ

Quiz

13. Theȱcourtȱcouldȱorderȱtheȱteachersȱbackȱtoȱwork.ȱCharlesȱmayȱbeȱfiredȱorȱevenȱ

14. Itȱwouldȱbeȱanȱunfairȱlaborȱpracticeȱifȱtheȱsoleȱreasonȱforȱbringingȱinȱconsultantsȱ

Practice Activity

1.ȱThisȱtypeȱofȱclause,ȱcalledȱaȱ“hotȱcargo”ȱclause,ȱwhichȱisȱillegalȱifȱitȱdoesȱnotȱalȬ

2.ȱNo,ȱthisȱisȱnotȱanȱunfairȱlaborȱpracticeȱforȱfailureȱtoȱbargain.ȱTheȱcourtȱheldȱthatȱ

unlessȱtheȱunionȱcontractȱsaysȱso,ȱhavingȱaȱcollectiveȱbargainingȱagreementȱdoesȱ

Reteach

Enrichment Activity

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SECTION I

SECTION II

SECTION III

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