Question 1

Interest arbitration is used extensively in the private sector in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is a union security provision?

Accepted Answer

A)   An open-door policy
B)   A yellow dog contract
C)   A no-solicitation policy
D)   A no-layoff policy

Question 3

A controversial decision by the National Labor Relations Board treats temporary or contract workers as part of a primary employer's workforce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Jim, a unionized employee, takes part in an unfair labor practices strike called by his union. After the strike, Jim finds out that his company has hired another employee to take his place. Can the management use a replacement?

Accepted Answer

Jim should be reinstated. Management ret...

Question 5

Jurisdictional strikes take place when one union chooses to express support for another union involved in a dispute, even though the first union has no disagreement with the employer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following collective bargaining issues can be classified as a permissive issue?

Accepted Answer

A)   Salary and benefits
B)   Preference for union members when hiring employees
C)   Benefits for retired employees
D)   Demanding a closed-shop provision in the labor contract

Question 7

The Landrum-Griffin Act was passed in 1959 to:

Accepted Answer

A)   prohibit employers from asking employees to sign yellow dog contracts.
B)   reduce strikes by developing third-party arbitration and mediation tools.
C)   prohibit unfair labor practices by employers and union officials.
D)   protect the democratic rights of union members.

Question 8

Right-to-work laws allow a person the right to work without having to join a union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The process by which union members vote to accept the terms of a negotiated labor agreement is called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   salting
B)   certification
C)   codetermination
D)   ratification

Question 10

Issues pertaining to pensions and profit sharing are mandatory subjects of bargaining.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The National Labor Relations Board is assigned with the task of enforcing all provisions of the Wagner Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

To some extent, unions may be considered victims of their own success because:

Accepted Answer

A)   managers in many companies have become more proactive and successfully respond to union arguments through improved workplace practices.
B)   workers are strongly intimidated by union activities despite the efforts unions have put in for the benefit of workers.
C)   unions spend money to facilitate certain political activities and positions, which is a concern for individuals who have opposing viewpoints.
D)   they have successfully passed most of the important issues that affect workers into law and may no longer be considered necessary.

Question 13

One of the primary reasons for the unionization of employees in the United States is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   that employees are dissatisfied with how they are treated by their employers
B)   that employees are concerned about the increased reshoring of manufacturing jobs
C)   the democratic leadership style used by the management of most companies
D)   the absence of ethnocentric work practices

Question 14

Which of the following is a legal strategy that an organization can use to prevent unionization?

Accepted Answer

A)   Warning those employees who talk to union officials
B)   Providing incentives to dissuade employees from forming unions
C)   Encouraging employee feedback and offering fair compensation
D)   Monitoring the interactions of employees with union representatives

Question 15

The long-term decline in union membership in the United States has been attributed to the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   shift in U.S. jobs from service industries to manufacturing industries
B)   passage of laws that protect workers
C)   increase in the number of blue-collar jobs in heavy industry
D)   reshoring of many low-skill jobs from developing countries to the United States

Question 16

The goal of each stage of the grievance procedure is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   to assign responsibility for the grievance
B)   to document grievance issues for solution advancement
C)   to encourage ethnocentrism and not promoting affirmative action
D)   to resolve the grievance and not proceeding to the next stage

Question 17

An increasing use of temporary or contingent workers is one of the reasons for the decline of union membership in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A group of union members go on strike after their union fails to reach an agreement with the management of their organization during the collective bargaining process. What type of strike are the union members conducting? Describe any two other types of strikes.

Accepted Answer

The union members are engaging in an eco...

Question 19

In the context of U.S. labor laws, airlines and their employees were added to those covered by the _____ in 1936.

Accepted Answer

A)   Wagner Act
B)   Taft-Hartley Act
C)   Airline Employment Act
D)   Railway Labor Act

Question 20

Which of the following U.S. labor laws passed in 1947 is considered to be pro-management?

Accepted Answer

A)   Norris-LaGuardia Act
B)   Railway Labor Act
C)   Taft-Hartley Act
D)   Wagner Act

Exam 15: Union-Management Relations

Jim, a unionized employee, takes part in an unfair labor practices strike called by his union. After the strike, Jim finds out that his company has hired another employee to take his place. Can the management use a replacement?

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One of the primary reasons for the unionization of employees in the United States is _____.

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Right-to-work laws allow a person the right to work without having to join a union.

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Which of the following collective bargaining issues can be classified as a permissive issue?

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In the context of U.S. labor laws, airlines and their employees were added to those covered by the _____ in 1936.

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The process by which union members vote to accept the terms of a negotiated labor agreement is called _____.

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Which of the following is a union security provision?

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The National Labor Relations Board is assigned with the task of enforcing all provisions of the Wagner Act.

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An increasing use of temporary or contingent workers is one of the reasons for the decline of union membership in the United States.

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Which of the following is a legal strategy that an organization can use to prevent unionization?

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The Landrum-Griffin Act was passed in 1959 to:

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Interest arbitration is used extensively in the private sector in the United States.

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The long-term decline in union membership in the United States has been attributed to the _____.

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Issues pertaining to pensions and profit sharing are mandatory subjects of bargaining.

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A group of union members go on strike after their union fails to reach an agreement with the management of their organization during the collective bargaining process. What type of strike are the union members conducting? Describe any two other types of strikes.

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