Question 1

Which of the following is covered by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   A worker employed as a supervisor
B)   A person working for a parent
C)   An independent contractor
D)   An worker employed by an employer subject to the Railway Labor Act
E)   A worker going out on strike to secure better working conditions

Question 2

Integrative bargaining focuses on establishing a relationship of trust.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In their labor relations,managers prefer to increase wages and benefits and to give maximum control to workers over work rules and schedules.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A(n) _____ is a union security arrangement under which a person must be a union member before being hired.

Accepted Answer

A)   agency shop
B)   union shop
C)   closed shop
D)   maintenance of membership provision
E)   checkoff provision

Question 5

Which of the following is true of the goals of labor unions?

Accepted Answer

A)   Labor unions try to consider employees as individuals so that pay and promotion decisions relate to performance differences.
B)   Labor unions have the goals of obtaining pay and working conditions that satisfy the management.
C)   They try to not have any pay differences based on seniority.
D)   Where workers are represented by a union, it is common for all employees in a particular job classification to be paid according to their appraisals.
E)   Unions focus on equal pay for equal work.

Question 6

Contrary to public perception,services industries such as finance,insurance,and real estate have higher union representation than manufacturing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is a federal law passed in 1935 that supports collective bargaining and sets out the rights of employees to form unions?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Landrum-Griffin Act
B)   The Civil Rights Act
C)   The Wagner Act
D)   The Taft-Hartley Act
E)   The Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Question 8

If at least 30 percent of an organization's employees sign an authorization card,the union may request that the employer voluntarily recognize the union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What are the different criteria that employers use to judge a grievance procedure?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

The traditional understanding of union-management relations is that the two parties are mutually beneficial to each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A card-check provision:

Accepted Answer

A)   allows the employer, on behalf of the union, to automatically deduct union dues from the employees' paychecks.
B)   is an agreement that if a certain percentage of employees sign an authorization card, the employer will recognize their union representation.
C)   is an alternative form of union membership in which members receive discounts on insurance and credit cards rather than representation in collective bargaining.
D)   is a formal and binding pledge by the employer not to oppose organizing efforts elsewhere in the company.
E)   is a formal and binding pledge by at least 51 percent of employees to not unionize.

Question 12

Which of the following is true of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is the largest labor union in the U.S.
B)   It represents labor's interests in public policy issues.
C)   It is the only association of unions existing in the U.S. today.
D)   It is part of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
E)   It consists of about seven national and international unions.

Question 13

Which of the following does the NLRB exclude from participating in organizing activities and being a member of the bargaining unit?

Accepted Answer

A)   Employees in multiple facilities within a single employer
B)   Employees covered by multiple employers
C)   Employees with managerial duties
D)   Employees who have been on strike for economic reasons for less than one year and who have been replaced by other employees
E)   Employees who have a community of interest in their wages, hours, and working conditions

Question 14

A labor union all of whose members have a particular skill or occupation is known as a(n) _____ union.

Accepted Answer

A)   common
B)   industrial
C)   craft
D)   regional
E)   employer's

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true of trends in union membership in the U.S.in relation to trends in other countries?

Accepted Answer

A)   In Western Europe, it is common to have union coverage rates of 80 to 90 percent.
B)   Coverage rates within the United States are much higher than in most other countries.
C)   U.S. employees tend to have a larger, more formal role in organizational decision making than in Western European countries.
D)   Worker representatives on boards of directors are much more common in the United States than in Western European countries.
E)   The union membership rate in the U.S. is second only to that of Denmark.

Question 16

Describe the different approaches to collective bargaining proposed by Richard Walton and Robert McKersie,giving examples wherever possible.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

The relative bargaining power of labor and management during contract negotiations depends on each party's ability to withstand a strike.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Courts generally avoid reviewing arbitrators' decisions and focus only on whether the grievance involved an issue that is subject to arbitration under the contract.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to Walton and McKersie,labor-management bargaining that focuses on dividing an economic "pie" between two sides is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)   integrative bargaining.
B)   attitudinal structuring.
C)   intraorganizational bargaining.
D)   distributive bargaining.
E)   corporate bargaining.

Question 20

What is the National Labor Relations Act also known as?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Taft-Hartley Act
B)   The Wagner Act
C)   The Landrum-Griffin Act
D)   The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
E)   The Hatch Act

Exam 14: Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations

Courts generally avoid reviewing arbitrators' decisions and focus only on whether the grievance involved an issue that is subject to arbitration under the contract.

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If at least 30 percent of an organization's employees sign an authorization card,the union may request that the employer voluntarily recognize the union.

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What is the National Labor Relations Act also known as?

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The relative bargaining power of labor and management during contract negotiations depends on each party's ability to withstand a strike.

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Which of the following does the NLRB exclude from participating in organizing activities and being a member of the bargaining unit?

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Which of the following is a federal law passed in 1935 that supports collective bargaining and sets out the rights of employees to form unions?

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Integrative bargaining focuses on establishing a relationship of trust.

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Which of the following statements is true of trends in union membership in the U.S.in relation to trends in other countries?

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A labor union all of whose members have a particular skill or occupation is known as a(n) _____ union.

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A card-check provision:

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According to Walton and McKersie,labor-management bargaining that focuses on dividing an economic "pie" between two sides is referred to as:

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A(n) _____ is a union security arrangement under which a person must be a union member before being hired.

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Contrary to public perception,services industries such as finance,insurance,and real estate have higher union representation than manufacturing.

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Which of the following is covered by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) ?

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Which of the following is true of the goals of labor unions?

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The traditional understanding of union-management relations is that the two parties are mutually beneficial to each other.

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Which of the following is true of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) ?

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What are the different criteria that employers use to judge a grievance procedure?

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Describe the different approaches to collective bargaining proposed by Richard Walton and Robert McKersie,giving examples wherever possible.

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In their labor relations,managers prefer to increase wages and benefits and to give maximum control to workers over work rules and schedules.

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