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NLRA and Unions. What Supervisors Need to Know. Session Objectives. You will be able to: Identify the basic provisions and prohibitions of NLRA Distinguish the rights of employers and employees under the Act Recognize the influence of unions in the workplace - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Session ObjectivesYou will be able to:• Identify the basic provisions and prohibitions
of NLRA• Distinguish the rights of employers and
employees under the Act • Recognize the influence of unions in
the workplace • Understand how NLRA and union contracts
may affect your relations with employees
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Session Outline• Purpose, coverage, and scope of NLRA• Employer and employee rights under the
Act• Union organizing and collective bargaining
agreements• Concerted activity, strikes, disciplinary
interviews• Grievance procedure and other conflict
resolution methods
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The National Labor Relations Act • Purpose • Scope • Coverage
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The National Labor Relations Board • Enforcement of NLRA• Union elections • Unfair labor practice
rulings
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Employer Rights Under NLRA • Communications with employees • Control of union organizing activity • Striker replacement
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Employer Restrictions Under NLRA • Threatening
employees • Making promises to
induce employees not to join a union • Questioning
employees about union sympathies or activities• Discriminating against
workers for union activity
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Employer Restrictions Under NLRA (cont.)
• Discharging workers for filing unfair labor practice charges• Dominating or controlling a union• Refusing to bargain with a legally elected
union
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Employee Rights Under NLRA • Organizing activities • Joining a union and participating
in union activities • Filing grievances• Filing charges with NLRB• Union representation during disciplinary
proceedings
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Provisions of NLRA• Questions?
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Union Organizing •What unions can do •What employees can do•What employers can do
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Union Organizing (cont.)
•What you should do• Union elections
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Collective Bargaining Agreements • Agreements cover
wages, benefits, and working conditions • Permitted agreements • Prohibited agreements
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Concerted Activity • Unionized • Nonunionized
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Strikes • Economic • Unfair practices • Wildcat
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Labor-Management Reporting & Disclosure Act • Purpose • Provisions
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Labor-Management Committees • Does the committee make proposals or
demands that management may accept or reject?•Who controls committee activities and
decisions?
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Labor-Management Committees (cont.) • How are committee members chosen? •What does the committee do?
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Union Activity• Questions?
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Employee Rights During Disciplinary Interviews • Union representation • Rules for conducting a
disciplinary interview
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Grievance Procedure • What it is • How it works
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Dispute Reduction and Conflict Resolution • Arbitration •Mandatory arbitration
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Dispute Reduction and Conflict Resolution (cont.) • Peer review• Mediation
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Key Points to Remember • NLRA assures workers of the right to
organize and join a union without fear of reprisal • All employees, except supervisors and
managers, are protected by NLRA •Whether or not there is a union, NLRA
protects employees who act jointly to obtain changes in wages, hours, and working conditions