ILRLR 2010 Final: Complete Review

• School: Cornell University
• Department: ILR Labor Relations, Law and History
• Course: ILRLR 2010
• Professor: Griffith

Document Summary

Overview: protected concerted activity for mutual aid or protection can be defended from discriminatory employer motivations. Section 8(a)(1) violation: employer interferes with an employee"s section 7 rights - Interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in section 7 . for an employee to have section 7 rights she/he has to meet the following criteria: Purpose or mutual aid or protection . as employees which includes: Eastex tells us that the purpose has to be related to employees interests. Section 8(a)(2): unfair labor practice for employers to dominate the labor union, or to interfere with the formation and practices of unions, or have control over the union representatives. Section 8(a)(3): employer commits a violation if it is improperly motivated. the forbidden basis of discrimination is union activity. Violations of the act: unlawful motive; violation based on impact of employer/union.