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SECONDARY ACTIVITY AND THE NLRA Basic Points. DEFINITION Pressure by a union on a party uninvolved in the labor dispute (the “secondary”) to pressure the (primary) employer to settle on terms more favorable than otherwise to the union NLRA DOES NOT PROHIBIT ALL SECONDARY ACTIVITY.
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SECONDARY ACTIVITY AND THE NLRABasic Points • DEFINITION • Pressure by a union on a party uninvolved in the labor dispute (the “secondary”) to pressure the (primary) employer to settle on terms more favorable than otherwise to the union • NLRA DOES NOT PROHIBIT ALL SECONDARY ACTIVITY
Primary and Secondary Activity Union Employer Primary Activity Secondary Activity Secondary Activity Firm with Which Employer Does Business
PROHIBITED CONDUCT/MEANS 8(b)(4)(i): inducing or encouraging a person employed not to perform work or not to perform services, or to strike 8(b)(4)(ii): threatening, coercing, or restraining any person PROHIBITED OBJECTS 8(b)(4)(A): forcing a person to join a union or enter into a “hot cargo” agreement 8(b)(4)(B)[formerly (A)]: forcing or requiring any person to cease doing business with another 8(b)(4)(C): forcing or req a person to bargain with a union when another cert 8(b)(4)(D): forcing or requiring er to assign work NLRA SECONDARY ACTIVITY VIOLATIONS OF 8(b)(4) REQUIRE &