Asked by Sheila Guinat on Sep 28, 2024

The NLRB's responsibility to distinguish between issues that are mandatory, permissive and illegal bargaining items is called:

A) A Gissel bargaining order
B) The Borg-Warner doctrine
C) The Steelworkers Trilogy doctrine
D) Bargaining issue determination

Borg-Warner Doctrine

A legal principle established by the U.S. Supreme Court stating that employers are not required to bargain over issues that are strictly management decisions unless they are tangibly related to wages, hours, or other conditions of employment.

Gissel Bargaining Order

A directive issued by the National Labor Relations Board requiring an employer to bargain with a union that hasn't won a certified election, but where worker support has been demonstrated.

Steelworkers Trilogy

A set of three landmark labor law cases decided by the United States Supreme Court in 1960, which greatly expanded the role of arbitration in resolving labor disputes.

  • Distinguish between mandatory, permissive, and illegal bargaining items as defined by labor law.