Case #1. Read labor law discussion case 1: Let's Do Lunch - Insubordination or Protected Activity ?

on page 147 and answer these questions:

1. Are the six employees covered by the NLRA? Does it matter that they are not represented by a labor union?

2. Consider the five employees who left together. Assuming that the employees are covered by the NLRA, did Bird Engineering violate Section 8(a)(1) by firing the five employees? In other words, were they discharged for activities that are protected by Section 7? (Hint: if the employees were on strike, it is protected activity. If their action was insubordination, it is not protected.)

3. Consider the sixth employee who went to her van to get her medicine. Assuming that the employees are covered by the NLRA, did Bird Engineering violate Section 8(a)(1) by firing her?