Picketing to Force an Employer to Recognize an Uncertified Union

question 37

Multiple Choice

Picketing to force an employer to recognize an uncertified union is an unfair labor practice when:

• A) the employer has refrained from recognizing another union as the collective bargaining agent of its employees.
• B) picketing has been conducted with an aim to force the employer to engage in a secondary boycott.
• C) a valid representation election has been conducted by the NLRB within the past 12 months.
• D) picketing has been conducted for an unreasonable time, in excess of 10 days.
• E) picketing has been conducted even with a petition for a representation election being filed with the NLRB.

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