National Labor Relations Board

This part of the Note provides a background of the increasing prevalence of class action waivers in arbitration. The first challenge towards them, as explained below, involved the California state contract law doctrine of unconscionability. Nonetheless, the Supreme Court eventually struck down this argument but the decision eventually sparked the now controversial circuit split which has led to the Supreme Court granting certiorari to grant clarity on the issue of class action arbitration waivers

performance appraisal except clarifying standards against which the employee will be appraised 26. The agency created by the Wagner Act to investigate unfair labor practice charges and to provide secret ballot elections to determine if a firms employees want a union is National Labor Relations Board 27. The following are deemed unfair labor practices by the Wagner Act except investigation of references and other information for hiring 28. If an employer chooses

NLRA guaranteed workers the right to join unions without fear of management reprisal. It created the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to enforce this right and prohibited employers from committing unfair labor practices that might discourage organizing or prevent workers from negotiating a union contract. Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through

Norma Rae a Labor Analysis This film is based on the real life story of Crystal Lee Sutton and her involvement with Ruben Warshovsky and the organization of the textile workers at the J.P. Stevens Company in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina (Labor Films). Sally Field plays the lead role of Norma Rae (Crystal Lee Sutton) fighting poor working conditions at O. P. Henley Company in 1978. This company is a southern textile mill, working with a union organizer to overcome pressure from management

anonymously collect information that they would not be permitted to ask in an interview, and the survey found that recruiters are doing just that.” Corporate and union attorneys went on alert early in November 2010 when word spread of the NLRB’s unfair labor practices complaint involving the Facebook posting. The NLRB said the company’s social media policies were “overly broad.”  The LegalTimes blog quoted the company as saying “although the NLRB’s press release made it sound as if the employee was discharged

Respondent Union Pacific Railroad Company ("UPRR"), submits this position statement in response to the discrimination charge filed by, Frank Fuentes (“Complainant”). In the Charge, the Complainant alleges discrimination based on age when he was denied the promotion to the position of Senior Manager Operations Practice (SMOP). UPRR has fully-investigated the allegation and as shown in this Position Statement, there is no merit to the Complainant's Charge. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY Union

CASE 30 “Goodbye, Indiana --- Hello, Mexico: The Whirlpool Plant Closing*” Ethics in Practice Case 1) Was the Whirlpool Plant Closing just another “business decision”, or did it carry with it social and ethical responsibilities and implications? Explain. This was not only a business decision, but it carried social and ethical responsibilities with it because the company was thinking for the benefit of its shareholders and consumers by making more energy-efficient products while keeping consumer

the Firm’s Competitive Position Strategic Goals Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Incentive Materials cost reduction 2% 3% 4% 4% Labor cost reduction 4% 4% 5% 5% Current Ratio 2.25 2.5 2.75 2% Quick Ratio 1.0 1.2 1.5 3% Inventory turnover 5.0 5.5 5.75 3% Collection period 40 35 30 3% Forecast

a number of events, an economic policy that attempted to restrict competition beginning in the 1930s, the belief that labor markets were noncompetitive and that individual workplaces were unfair and union premiums were low. The passage of favorable legislation, in the form of the Wagner Act, was a reflection of the idea that unions could actually improve the functioning of labor markets and serve as a countervailing power to big business. Over the past several decades, union membership has declined

Labor Legislation in the 20th Century Much of what we know about the improvements in the workforce came from 20th century advancements with the workforce that we know today. Important developments came in the form of methodology and data collection efforts. The 20th century was a remarkable period for the American workers. Despite the initial stages of labor management, working conditions, wages and benefits improved over the last century with the workforce increasing six fold over the