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NLRA and Unions

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

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NLRA and Unions

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  1. NLRA and Unions What Supervisors Need to Know

  2. 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 • Understand how NLRA and union contracts may affect your relations with employees

  3. 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

  4. The National Labor Relations Act • Purpose • Scope • Coverage

  5. The National Labor Relations Board • Enforcement of NLRA • Union elections • Unfair labor practice rulings

  6. Employer Rights Under NLRA • Communications with employees • Control of union organizing activity • Striker replacement

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. Provisions of NLRA • Questions?

  11. Union Organizing • What unions can do • What employees can do • What employers can do

  12. Union Organizing (cont.) • What you should do • Union elections

  13. Collective Bargaining Agreements • Agreements cover wages, benefits, and working conditions • Permitted agreements • Prohibited agreements

  14. Concerted Activity • Unionized • Nonunionized

  15. Strikes • Economic • Unfair practices • Wildcat

  16. Labor-Management Reporting & Disclosure Act • Purpose • Provisions

  17. Labor-Management Committees • Does the committee make proposals or demands that management may accept or reject? • Who controls committee activities and decisions?

  18. Labor-Management Committees (cont.) • How are committee members chosen? • What does the committee do?

  19. Union Activity • Questions?

  20. Employee Rights During Disciplinary Interviews • Union representation • Rules for conducting a disciplinary interview

  21. Grievance Procedure • What it is • How it works

  22. Dispute Reduction and Conflict Resolution • Arbitration • Mandatory arbitration

  23. Dispute Reduction and Conflict Resolution (cont.) • Peer review • Mediation

  24. 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

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