After a Heated Argument Between Picketers and Managers Crossing the Line

question 39

Multiple Choice

After a heated argument between picketers and managers crossing the line, five workers set fire to three company cars and ruined other company property.Can management express its displeasure by firing the employees?

• A)No.Under statute, employees cannot be fired while on strike.
• B)No.Under statute, employees have the right to be reinstated in their previous positions.
• C)Yes.The employer will have grounds to discharge employees so long as it can prove that they have engaged in serious misconduct while on strike.
• D)No.Temporary flare-ups of violence on picket lines do not constitute just cause for dismissal.
• E)Yes.Employers are always at liberty to discharge any employee deemed to have behaved improperly during a strike.