Randall’s union was striking over the right to weekends off. The ice c

QUESTION

Randall’s union was striking over the right to weekends off. The ice cream manufacturer was forcing workers to come in on Saturdays and Sundays without getting paid overtime. This was against the terms of the existing contract.

Workers went on strike, and they carried picket signs reflecting the current issue. They also carried signs that reflected past grievances that had been addressed. The company was able to force the strikers to stop carrying the old signs. How did they do that?
A) They hired strikebreakers.
B) They went to arbitration.
C) They went to mediation.
D) They got a court injunction.
E) They got the president to issue a cooling-off period.

ANSWER

Answer: D
Explanation: D) The employer sought an injunction, a court order requiring someone to do or stop something—in this case, to order striking workers to stop carrying the old signs that brought up issues that the company had already addressed. To obtain the injunction, management had to have presented “just cause,” which it had because the union was using signs representing issues that had been resolved, which misrepresented the current situation to the public who witnessed the picketing.