Question 1

The Teamsters union, which represents the drivers and other hourly workers at UPS, feel that the UPS employee participation program is a sham union because it subverts the union's influence on its members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The term refers to an unfair labor practice in which a union requires an employer to pay an employee for services not performed.

Accepted Answer

A)  plumping
B)  inflating
C)  ballooning
D)  yellow dog
E)  featherbedding

Question 3

The Wagner Act .

Accepted Answer

A)  guaranteed each employee the right to bargain collectively free from interference, restraint, or coercion
B)  made yellow dog contracts unenforceable
C)  provided for secret-ballot elections for determining whether a firm's employees would unionize
D)  banned unions from restraining or coercing employees from exercising their guaranteed bargaining rights
E)  both A and B

Question 4

Unions are only appropriate for blue-collar workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In which human resource activity does a typical labor agreement give the union a role?

Accepted Answer

A)  dismissal
B)  selection
C)  recruitment
D)  compensation
E)  all of the above

Question 6

The form of union security means that the employees who do not belong to the union still must pay union dues because the union's efforts benefit them all.

Accepted Answer

A)  open shop
B)  agency shop
C)  maintenance of agreement
D)  closed shop
E)  union shop

Question 7

The National Labor Relations Act was also known as the .

Accepted Answer

A)  Norris-LaGuardia Act
B)  Wagner Act
C)  Gompers Act
D)  Taft-Hartley Act
E)  Landrum-Griffin Act

Question 8

Voluntary binding arbitration is the most prevalent in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

When employees picket their employer by carrying signs near the employer's place of business they seek to .

Accepted Answer

A)  encourage employees to join the union
B)  encourage other employees to strike
C)  arbitrate the positions of the union and management
D)  inform the public of the labor dispute
E)  all of the above

Question 10

In which step of a union drive does the union seek employee signatures to cards that state the employee has applied to join the union?

Accepted Answer

A)  first
B)  second
C)  third
D)  fourth
E)  fifth

Question 11

Which third-party intervention is commonly used in national emergency disputes?

Accepted Answer

A)  non-binding arbitration
B)  interest arbitration
C)  binding arbitration
D)  mediation
E)  fact finding

Question 12

One party can obligate the other party to negotiate over permissible items if the employees agree to it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Weekly earnings of union members are much higher than those of nonunion workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

All of the following are examples of permissible bargaining items except .

Accepted Answer

A)  use of union label
B)  indemnity bonds
C)  pension benefits for retired employees
D)  overtime pay
E)  cafeteria prices

Question 15

A(n) procedure provides an orderly system for both employer and union to determine whether some action violated the contract and allows both parties to interpret and give meaning to various clauses.

Accepted Answer

A)  intervention
B)  collective bargaining
C)  grievance
D)  negotiation
E)  arbitration

Question 16

The United Auto Workers went on strike support the employees of the Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, and USA Today. This is an example of a(n) strike.

Accepted Answer

A)  sympathy
B)  economic
C)  unfair labor practice
D)  yellow dog
E)  wildcat

Question 17

Which law sought to protect union members from possible wrongdoing on the part of their unions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Landrum-Griffin Act
B)  Gompers Act
C)  Taft-Hartley Act
D)  Norris-LaGuardia Act
E)  Wagner Act

Question 18

The Taft-Hartley Act limited unions in all of the following ways except .

Accepted Answer

A)  prohibiting unfair labor practices
B)  allowing the President of the United States to temporarily bar national emergency strikes
C)  enumerating the rights of employers
D)  establishing the National Labor Review board
E)  enumerating the rights of employees as union members

Question 19

The term describes statutory or constitutional provisions banning the requirement of union membership as a condition of employment.

Accepted Answer

A)  open shop
B)  yellow dog
C)  free labor
D)  termination at will
E)  right to work

Question 20

Which of the following is false concerning the benefits and consequences of union membership?

Accepted Answer

A)  Union workers receive more holidays from work with pay.
B)  Union members earn less than nonunion workers.
C)  Unions can support the need for lighter workloads for union members.
D)  Union members are more likely to have long-term disability benefits than non-union workers.
E)  Insurance plan benefits are better for union workers than for nonunion workers.

Exam 15: Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

Which third-party intervention is commonly used in national emergency disputes?

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In which human resource activity does a typical labor agreement give the union a role?

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When employees picket their employer by carrying signs near the employer's place of business they seek to .

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Weekly earnings of union members are much higher than those of nonunion workers.

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The Taft-Hartley Act limited unions in all of the following ways except .

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Which of the following is false concerning the benefits and consequences of union membership?

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One party can obligate the other party to negotiate over permissible items if the employees agree to it.

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In which step of a union drive does the union seek employee signatures to cards that state the employee has applied to join the union?

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All of the following are examples of permissible bargaining items except .

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The term describes statutory or constitutional provisions banning the requirement of union membership as a condition of employment.

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Unions are only appropriate for blue-collar workers.

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Voluntary binding arbitration is the most prevalent in the United States.

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The term refers to an unfair labor practice in which a union requires an employer to pay an employee for services not performed.

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The Wagner Act .

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The United Auto Workers went on strike support the employees of the Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, and USA Today. This is an example of a(n) strike.

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The National Labor Relations Act was also known as the .

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A(n) procedure provides an orderly system for both employer and union to determine whether some action violated the contract and allows both parties to interpret and give meaning to various clauses.

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The form of union security means that the employees who do not belong to the union still must pay union dues because the union's efforts benefit them all.

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The Teamsters union, which represents the drivers and other hourly workers at UPS, feel that the UPS employee participation program is a sham union because it subverts the union's influence on its members.

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Which law sought to protect union members from possible wrongdoing on the part of their unions?

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