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| An employer agreeing to recognize a union with majority support as the exclusive bargaining agent for the workers in the bargaining unit, without holding a certification election. |
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Cards signed by employees indicating that they authorize the union to act as the employees' bargaining agent and to seek an election on behalf of the employees.
Petitioning union has to have at least 30% showing interest |
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| NLRB requirement that a party filing a petition for a representation election must provide evidence to support the petition within 48 hours of the filing. |
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| Election conducted by the regional office giving the regional director final authority over any disputes. |
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| A written labor contract bars an election during the life of the bargaining agreement, subject to the "open-season" exception. |
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| Group of employees being represented by a union. |
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| Unfair Labor Practice Strike |
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A strike to protest employer unfair practices.
Strikers cannot be permanently replaced, and can vote in any election held during the strike. |
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A strike over economic issues such as a new contract or a grievance.
Economic strikers may be permanently replaced by employer. Those strikers who are replaced can only vote in elections held within 12 months after strike begins. After 12 months they lost their voting eligibility. |
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| A list of the names and addresses of the employees eligible to vote in a representation election. |
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| The conditions under which a representative election is held; the NLRB tries to ensure thatneither the employer nor the union unduly affects the employees' free choice. |
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| Captive-Audience Speeches |
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| Meetings or speeches held by the employer during working hours, which employees are required to attend. |
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| Twenty-Four-Hour Silent Period |
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| The twenty-four-hour period prior to the representation election, during which the parties must refrain from formal campaign meetings. |
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Petition stating that a current bargaining representative no longer has the support of a majority of the employees in the bargaining unit.
In order for the Board to entertain a decertification petition there must be at least 30% employee interest. |
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| Clause in an agreement requiring all present and future members of a bargaining unit to be union members. |
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| Unfair Labor Practices (ULPs) |
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| Actions by employers or unions that interfere with the rights of employees under the National Labor Relations Act. |
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| The right of employees to have a representative of their choice present at meetings that may result in disciplinary action against the employees. |
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| Strikes by a union selectively pitting one firm in an industry against the other firms. |
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| Unions created and controlled by the employer |
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| Union Security Agreements |
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Contract provisions requiring employees to join the union or pay union dues in order to remain employees.
Employer must discharge an employee upon the union's request.
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| Agreement requiring employees to join the union after a certain period of time. |
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| Agreement requiring employees to pay union dues, but not requiring them to join the union. |
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| Laws which prohibit union security agreements. |
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| A job-referral mechanism operated by unions whereby unions refer members to prospective employers. |
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| An employer's temporary withdrawal of employment to pressure employees to agree to the employer's bargaining proposals. |
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| Situation in which an employer closes in one location and opens in another to avoid unionization. |
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| The practice of getting paid for services not performed or not to be performed. |
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| Monetary damages awarded to a plaintiff instead of reinstatement or hiring. |
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| Process by which a union and employer meet and confer with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employement. |
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| A deadlock in negotiations. |
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| Mandatory Bargaining Subjects |
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| Those matters that vitally affect the terms and conditions of employment of the employees in the bargaining unit; the parties must bargain in good faith over such subjects. |
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| Permissive Bargaining Subjects |
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| Those matters that are neither mandatory or illegal; the parties may, but are not required to, bargain over such subjects. |
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| Layoffs creating an employment loss during any thirty-day period for 500 or more employees or for fifty or more employees who consittute at least one-third of the full-time labor force at a unit of the facility. |
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| An exception to the WARN notice requirement for layoffs that occurs when the employer can demonstrate that giving the required notice would prevent the firm from obtaining capital or business necessary to maintain the operation of the firm. |
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| Defined what a labor dispute was. Allowed Unions to engage, and outlawed yellow-dog contracts. |
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Established dispute settlement procedure for the railroad industry; it was later extended to the airline industry.
Contracts do not expire, they become amendable. |
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Section 7 of NLRA
Rights of Employees |
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All rights under Section 7 are given to all employees covered by the NLRA; employees need not be organized union members to enjoy such rights.
Activity is protected under Section 7 if:
- It is concerted activity
- It is for collective bargaining or mutual air and protection purposes
- It is not illegal, destructive, or unreasonable
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