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Apply Your Knowledge

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6.1. Bargaining Items

Fill in the following table, indicating whether the item is a mandatory, permissive, or illegal bargaining topic in the private sector.

Topic	Mandatory	Permissive	Illegal
Health insurance for retirees
Christmas bonus
Drug testing procedures
Closed shop union security
Use of union label on products
Severance pay
Limiting FMLA leave to union members only
Seniority provisions
Overtime pay provisions
Profit-sharing plans

6.2. Strikes

The following table lists several different types of strikes. Complete the table by indicating in the middle column whether that type of strike is a protected activity; that is, whether the employee can be disciplined, up to and including termination, for engaging in the strike. In the next column, indicate whether striking employees can be permanently replaced. Your answers should reflect private sector law. You might want to qualify some of your answers because they might depend on the situation.

Type of Strike	Protected Activity	Can Be Permanently Replaced
Recognition
Economic
Unfair labor practice
Jurisdictional
Wildcat
Sympathy

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Chapter Six. Employee and Labor Relations > Apply Your Knowledge

Apply Your Knowledge

Exercises

6.1. Bargaining Items

6.2. Strikes