The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
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Case s ummary : Bus drivers CG and PS worked for a transportation company LE. Persons CG and PS started to obtain signatures from other drivers to certify a union TLU as their official representative of the employees. Company LE terminated CG and PS and in response, they filed a claim with NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) claiming that the company LE has committed unfair labor practice.
To find : The act that will charge company LE for violation of unfair labor practices act.
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