Question

A group of Walmart employees in Raleigh, NC staged a 5-minute flash mob protest over low wages and working conditions at their store. At the end of the demonstration, they handed the manager a signed petition. Which of the following is true?
a. The employer can fire the workers.
b. The employees actions are illegal because they do not have formal union representation.
c. The employees' actions are legal because they are acting together to influence their working conditions.
d. The employer can only fire the workers if they don't formally join or create a union.

Answer 1

Answer:

The employees' actions are legal because they are acting together to influence their working conditions.

Explanation:

The following strikes are legal under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA):

Economic strikes, in which employees attempt to pressure the employer to concede to their demands for improvements in wages, benefits or work rules;

Unfair labor practice strikes, in protest of an employer's committing an unfair labor practice; and

Sympathy strikes, which occur when employees choose not to cross a primary picket line out of sympathy for the primary striking employees.