The NLRA protects the right of employees to engage in what kind of activity with others for mutual aid or protection?

• A. concerted activity by employees
• B. private conversations
• C. industry-wide pricing
• D. hiring practices unrelated to labor

Answer: (A)

Concerted activity by employees for mutual aid or protection is protected under the NLRA. This means when two or more employees act together—whether to form or join a union, bargain collectively, or simply discuss and organize around wages, hours, or working conditions—they’re exercising rights that the law guards. The protection hinges on the collective aspect and the aim of helping each other or improving terms at work, not on individual actions alone. Private conversations can be part of this process if they’re about coordinating that collective effort, but the core idea is the coordinated effort for mutual aid or protection. Choices about private conversations, industry-wide pricing, or hiring practices unrelated to labor don’t involve this protected collective action.