The Duty of Fair Representation Created by the NLRA and the LMRDA

question 14

Multiple Choice

The duty of fair representation created by the NLRA and the LMRDA requires that:

• A) a union represent all members impartially and in good faith.
• B) a union must pursue any member's grievance against the employer.
• C) an employer, in communications with employees during a union organizing effort, must fairly represent the effects it believes a union will have on the company.
• D) the NLRB certify only proposed bargaining units that it thinks the union can properly represent.

Define interest groups and differentiate them from other political organizations.

Explain the challenges of interest group membership, particularly the free-rider problem.

Discuss how interest groups are considered public, ideological, or economic based on their goals.

Identify the constitutional protections that facilitate the activities of interest groups.

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Definitions:

After-Tax Discount Rate

The rate used to discount future cash flows to their present value after accounting for taxes.

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A reduction in taxable income resulting from the allowance for depreciation expenses on assets.

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