Postal Reorganization Act
Question 1.With regard to the Postal Reorganization Act, all of the following are true EXCEPT __________.
the act covers workers employed by the U.S. Post Office
this act was passed in 1970 and was the result of a strike by postal workers
the act prohibits collective bargaining for wages and working conditions
the act provides for binding arbitration if an impasse lasts for more than 180 days
Question 2.According to the Weingarten rule, employees are allowed to have __________.
an investigatory interview with management
all requests considered by both management and labor
a union representative present in an investigatory meeting
meetings with a supervisor for their own mutual aid or protection
Question 3.Which of the following is NOT true in a right-to-work state?
Employers are NOT allowed to have union shops but are allowed to have union security agreements.
Employees not only have the right NOT to join a union, but security agreements are also prohibited.
Employees can opt out of joining the union.
Employees are not obligated to pay union dues if they are not a member.
Question 4.With regard to the Postal Reorganization Act, all of the following are true EXCEPT __________.
the act authorizes the National Labor Relations Board to determine proper bargaining units
the act authorizes the National Labor Relations Board to supervise representative elections
the act authorizes the National Labor Relations Board to enforce the unfair labor practices provisions
the act does not allow postal workers to form, join, or assist a labor organization
Question 5.In Endicott Interconnect Technologies v. NLRB, the court held __________.
that firing the employee who wrote a story about his place of employment was a violation of the First Amendment
that employees may make statements about their employer, but if the statement is untrue and the business suffers as a result, the employee can be legally fired
that employees may make statements about their employer and if the statement is not posted on the Internet then the employee cannot be fired
the right of employees to make statements about work is highly regulated and employees need to be careful about what they say, especially to one another
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· BUS 372 Week 1 Discussion 1 ( The Role of Unionization )
· BUS 372 Week 1 Discussion 2 ( Meeting Members’ Needs )
· BUS 372 Week 1 Quiz
· BUS 372 Week 2 Assignment ( History of U.S. Labor Legislation )
· BUS 372 Week 2 Discussion 1 ( Federal Legislation )
· BUS 372 Week 2 Discussion 2 ( NLRA Rules )
· BUS 372 Week 2 Quiz
· BUS 372 Week 3 Discussion 1 ( Political Climate )
· BUS 372 Week 3 Discussion 2 ( Public Pensions and Employer Labor Relations )
· BUS 372 Week 3 Quiz
· BUS 372 Week 4 Assignment ( Cost of Living )
· BUS 372 Week 4 Discussion 1 ( Collective Bargaining )
· BUS 372 Week 4 Discussion 2 ( Grievances, Mediation, Arbitration )
· BUS 372 Week 4 Quiz
· BUS 372 Week 5 Assignment ( Summative Assessment )
· BUS 372 Week 5 Discussion 1 ( The Decline of Unions )
· BUS 372 Week 5 Discussion 2 ( Globalization )
