Implementation of me eroded the ability of non-college degree holders to join the American middle-class.
The two-tier wage system.
100
Employees may join together to improve terms and conditions of employment without a union.
What is an employee right covered by the NLRA?
100
Employees are guaranteed the right to form, join, decertify, or assist a labor organization, and to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, or to refrain from such activities.
What are employee rights covered by the NLRA?
100
I gave birth to the National Labor Relations Board and I also encourage employers and employees to engage in collective bargaining.
What is the National Labor Relations Act or the Wagner Act of 1935?
100
A work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees within the unit to work.
What is a strike?
200
Winning significant cost savings during bankruptcies to make their U.S. labor costs more competitive with Asian rivals who are manufacturing cars in the U.S.
Why did Ford, GM, and Fiat Chrysler's labor cost drop so significantly in recent years?
200
15.
How many categories of labor disputes are there in which Section 10(j) injunctions may be appropriate?
200
32.
How many regional offices does the NLRB have in the U.S.?
200
I prohibit labor unions and employers from entering into contracts that only employ unionized workers for the jobs in the contract. I allow employees to receive the benefits of the union contract without having to pay their share of dues and fees to the union.
What is a right-to-work law?
200
I am one of 250,000 men and women, in 53,000 local unions across the United States. I represent departments, shifts, and work sites. I monitor collective-bargaining agreements, advise employees on contract provisions, confront employers over safety issues, and represent employees in grievance proceedings.
Who is a union steward?
300
This auto maker has a higher share of entry-level workers who will quickly move to the top pay during the agreement.
Fiat Chrysler.
300
To protect the process of collective bargaining and employee rights under the NLRA.
Why are 10(j) injunctions necessary?
300
Employers who employ only agricultural laborers.
Who are employers excluded from NLRB jurisdiction by statute or regulation?
300
26.
What is the number of states where right-to-work laws exist?
300
Some collective bargaining agreements include me to require an employer to hire only union workers to do certain jobs. One major reason unions want me is to share the burden of the union's work. The union is required to represent everyone in the bargaining unit, regardless of their union membership. Requiring everyone who benefits from the contract to be a union member solves the problem of free riders.
What is a union shop agreement?
400
Workers raises, extensive production commitments, generous bonuses closing a pay gap between entry-level and more senior workers.
What are some of the reasons UAW workers at Ford and GM voted to approve their respective contracts?
400
The NLRB is authorized to seek temporary injunctions against employers and unions in federal district courts to stop unfair labor practices while the case is being litigated before administrative law judges and the Board.
What are 10(j) injunctions?
400
The NLRB will not assert jurisdiction over employees of this type of organization who are involved in effectuating the _____ purpose of the organization, such as teachers in ______-operated schools.
To be sure, the NLRB has asserted jurisdiction over employees who work in the operations of this type of organization that did not have a ______ character, such as a health care institution.
Religious organizations.
400
Industries not protected by a right-to-work law.
What are the railway and airline industries?
400
I am a group of employees that have union representation for the purpose of collective bargaining.
What is a bargaining unit?
500
If one company pays more than everybody else, it would be at a disadvantage relative to the other companies -- in effect, creating a race to the bottom.
Why are union leaders and union workers against the two-tier wage system?
500
I help employers to divide and conquer young and old workers.
Why are union leaders and union workers against the two-tier wage system?
500
The minimum is $250,000 in gross annual volume.
What is the NLRB's statutory jurisdiction over private sector employers whose activity in interstate commerce exceeds a minimal level. In this instance: Law firms and legal service organizations.
500
I am the newest state to pass a right-to-work law.
What is West Virginia?
500
Wages, health care, pension, grievance and arbitration procedures, contract length, seniority, union security clauses, strikes and lock outs, management rights clauses, etc.