Hyper-Tech Enterprises manufactures mechanical parts used in air conditioning and heating units. The company employs over 300 workers at its Alabama facility. None of the Hyper-Tech employees belong to a union; however, management believes that unionization is in the near future. A representative of a local union has recently visited Hyper-Tech in an attempt to solicit members and have them sign authorization cards. Enough eligible employees have signed authorization cards to petition the NLRB for an election. Hyper-Tech's top executives are considering fighting the unionization efforts. Which of the following, if true, supports the argument by the NLRB that Hyper-Tech has conducted unfair labor practices?
A) Hyper-Tech managers prohibited union representatives from soliciting employees who were on duty.
B) Hyper-Tech managers intervened when pro-union employees solicited other employees while both were on duty.
C) Hyper-Tech managers prohibited the distribution of union literature in the company cafeteria during lunch.
D) Hyper-Tech managers barred non-employee union representatives from entering the firm's building.

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C) The NLRB has ruled that the act of prohibiting distribution of the literature is an unfair labor practice. Most employers can bar non-employees from the building's interiors and work areas as a right of private property owners. They can also sometimes bar non-employees from exterior private areas-such as parking lots-if the reason is not just to interfere with union organizers.

Hyper-Tech Enterprises Manufactures Mechanical Parts Used in Air Conditioning and Heating