Exam 16: Supervision and Labor

A process for negotiating a union contract and for administrating the contract after it has been negotiated is ________.

Unions have a major effect on some important sectors of the economy.Gains made by unions in one industry often ________ other nonunionized sectors of the economy.

A technique whereby a neutral third party conducts a hearing to gather evidence from both labor and management is called ________.

In 2013 the union membership rate,the percent of wage and salary workers who were members of a union,reported by the U.S.Bureau of Labor Statistics,was 25 percent.

What do employees seek to gain when they join a union?

Procedures designed to resolve disputes as quickly as possible and at the lowest level possible in the organization are known as ________ procedures.

An agreement that requires nonunion employees to pay the union a sum of money equal to union fees and dues as a condition of continuing employment is referred to as a(n)________ shop.

On some occasions,union members may become so dissatisfied with the union's actions in representing them that they want to turn to another union or return to their nonunion status.In either case,the rank-and-file members petition the NLRB to conduct a(n)________.

The Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)of 1970 serves a vital purpose in labor relations and its primary emphasis with respect to labor unions is to eliminate any influence exerted on unions by members of Congress.

One hundred percent of workers must sign authorization cards before efforts to organize a union may begin.

Most people hear or read about collective bargaining only when a contract is about to expire or when negotiations break down.

The Wagner Act guarantees workers the right to ________ and join unions,to bargain collectively,and to act in concert to pursue their objectives.

The ________ Act specifically requires employers to bargain in good faith over mandatory bargaining issues.

Although organizing drives may be unsuccessful,when unions achieve their goal to become the exclusive bargaining agent,the next step is to ________.

By being unionized,employees are often able to obtain higher wages and benefit packages than they would be able to negotiate individually.

A common provision in union security arrangements is a process called the dues checkoff.

Identify the efforts that are commonly made by a union to organize a group of employees,and explain how collective bargaining proceeds with labor and management.

Negotiation customarily begins with the union delivering to company officials a list of points they are willing to concede.

The concept that management is guaranteed the right to allocate organizational resources in the most efficient manner;to create reasonable rules;to hire,promote,transfer,and discharge employees;to determine work methods and assign work;to create,eliminate,and classify jobs;to lay off employees when necessary;to close or relocate facilities with a sixty-day notice;and to institute technological changes is referred to as ________.

Explain the strategy of a lockout.