What are the unfair labor practice provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947? Be sure to specify which apply to unions and which apply to management.

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Answer 1

The unfair labor practices for management and unions under the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 are as follows:

Management:

1. Interference with, coercion of, or restraint of employees in their right to organize.
2. Domination of, interference with, or illegal assistance of a labor organization.
3. Discrimination in employment because of union activities.
4. Discrimination because an employee has filed charges or given testimony under the act.
5. Refusal to bargain in good faith.
6. "Hot cargo" agreements: refusals to handle another employer's products because of that employer's relationship with the union.

Union:

1. Restraint or coercion of employees who do not want to participate in union activities.
2. Any attempt to influence an employer to discriminate against an employee.
3. Refusal to bargain in good faith.
4. Excessive, discriminatory membership fees.
5. Make-work or featherbedding provisions in labor contracts that require employers to pay for services that are not performed.
6. Use of pickets to force an organization to bargain with a union, when the organization already has a lawfully recognized union.
7. "Hot cargo" agreements: that is, refusals to handle, use, sell, transport, or otherwise deal in another employer's products.