Basic Guide to the National Labor Relations Act

Unfair Labor Practices of Employers .....................................................................14–22 
Section 
8(a)(1)—Interference with Section 7 Rights............................................................................. 14
Examples of violations of Section 8(a)(1) .......................................................................................... 14
Section 8(a)(2)—Domination or Illegal Assistance and Support of a Labor 
Organization.......................................................................................................................................... 14 
Domination ......................................................................................................................................... 14
Illegal 
assistance and support ............................................................................................................. 14
Examples 
of 
violations 
of Section 8 (a) (2) ........................................................................................ 15
Remedy in cases of domination differs from that in cases of illegal assistance
and support ...................................................................................................................................... 15
Section 
8(a)(3)—Discrimination Against Employees ............................................................................ 15
The 
union-security 
exception to Section 8(a)(3)................................................................................. 15
The Act does not limit employer’s right to discharge for economic reasons...................................... 16
Examples of violations of Section 8(a)(3) .......................................................................................... 16
Section 
8(a)(4)—Discrimination for NLRB Activity............................................................................. 16 
Examples 
of 
violations 
of Section 8 (a) (4) ........................................................................................ 17