Labor Law (JD Academic Unit)

Study content for Labor Law (JD Academic Unit): notes, practice MCQs and flashcards across 8 syllabus topics. This is AI-generated draft content — citations have not yet been independently verified.

Syllabus

• Statutory Framework & Foundational ConceptsTopic

  National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) history and structure · Railway Labor Act (RLA) — railroads and airlines · Norris-LaGuardia Act and pre-NLRA era

• Section 7 Rights — Protected Concerted ActivityTopic

  Scope of 'concerted' activity (individual vs. collective) · Protected vs. unprotected activity (violence, disloyalty) · Social media rules and employer policies

• Union Organizing & Election ProcessTopic

  Showing of interest / authorization cards · Appropriate bargaining unit determination · NLRB election procedures (RC/RM/RD petitions)

• Unfair Labor Practices (ULPs)Topic

  Section 8(a)(1) — interference, restraint, coercion · Section 8(a)(2) — company union / domination · Section 8(a)(3) — discrimination / anti-union motive (Wright Line causation)

• Collective BargainingTopic

  Duty to bargain in good faith (§8(a)(5)/§8(b)(3)) · Mandatory vs. permissive vs. illegal subjects · Surface bargaining / per se violations

• Strikes, Lockouts, and Economic WeaponsTopic

  Economic strikes vs. ULP strikes — reinstatement rights · Replacement workers (permanent vs. temporary) · Employer lockouts

• Contract Administration & ArbitrationTopic

  Grievance procedures · Labor arbitration (Steelworkers Trilogy) · Judicial enforcement of arbitration awards (§301)

• Federal PreemptionTopic

  Garmon preemption · Machinists preemption · State tort claims vs. NLRA

• NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.

  What is the constitutional basis for the NLRA?

  301 U.S. 1
• Wright Line, A Division of Wright-Moore Corp.

  What is the 'Wright Line' burden-shifting test?

  251 NLRB 1083
• NLRB v. City Disposal Systems, Inc.

  Can individual action qualify as 'concerted activity' under §7?

  465 U.S. 822