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Ignoring bargaining items is a good strategy for negotiating with labor unions while staying within the limits of good faith bargaining.

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Which of the following best describes the closed shop form of union security?


A) A company can hire nonunion people if they agree to join the union.
B) Union members receive higher wages than nonunion employees.
C) Union members receive preferential treatment in hiring.
D) A company can hire only union members.

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What are the theories regarding why workers unionize? What can employers and supervisors do to prevent unionization?

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Experts have spent much time and money t...

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What are the five unfair employer labor practices that the Wagner Act deemed unfair and considered "statutory wrongs"?

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• It is unfair for employers to interfac...

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Vaughn Manufacturing develops and manufactures microphone components.Over the last few years,the firm has made numerous HR changes with the goal of becoming a high-performance work system.Vaughn employees work in self-directed teams,participate in regular training programs,and receive frequent performance appraisals.Vaughn executives want to make sure that the firm's new methods are not perceived as sham unions.Which of the following would most likely help Vaughn accomplish this goal?


A) allowing employee teams to bargain over wages
B) increasing committee supervision by managers
C) electing employee representatives to committees
D) involving employees in program formation

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A strike that results from a failure to agree on the terms of a contract,such as wages and benefits,is known as a(n) ________ strike.


A) wildcat
B) economic
C) sympathy
D) unfair labor practices

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All of the following most likely explain the decline in union membership EXCEPT ________.


A) improved wages and benefits
B) increased global competition
C) technological improvements
D) just-in-time production systems

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


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

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Which of the following is the most likely reason for the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act?


A) high unemployment rates
B) significant economic boom
C) major shifts in the workforce
D) numerous union strikes

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Right to work laws inhibit union formation by ________.


A) banning any form of union security
B) making union membership a requirement
C) leaving the question of union affiliation up to each company
D) leaving the question of union security up to each company

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