Exam 16: Supervision and Labor

The ________ shop agreement stipulates that employers,although free to hire whomever they choose,may retain only union members.

Although the goal of contract negotiations is to achieve an agreement that is acceptable to all concerned parties,sometimes that goal is not achieved,negotiations break down,and a(n)________ is said to have occurred.

Under ________ the role of a neutral third party is to keep the negotiations ongoing.

Employees join unions for the following reasons EXCEPT ________.

An illegal strike where employees refuse to work during the term of a binding contract is called ________.

The four issues that appear consistently throughout all labor contracts include all of the following EXCEPT ________.

For many supervisors,activities in a unionized organization consist chiefly of following procedures and policies laid out in the ________.

Describe the objectives and scope of the collective bargaining process.

Explain the source and the importance of information used during the collective bargaining process.

A situation in which employees are free to choose whether or not to join the union is a(n)________ shop security agreement.

A common provision in union security arrangements is a process called the ________ when an employer withholds union dues from members' paychecks.

A government agency that assists labor and management in settling bargaining disputes is ________.

If employees become dissatisfied with a certified union they may petition the National Labor Relations Board to conduct a decertification election.

Discuss the importance of the Wagner Act and the Taft-Hartley Act.

A(n)________ in an impasse resolution situation attempts to pull together the common ground that exists and make settlement recommendations for overcoming the barriers that exist between the two sides.

Specifying unfair labor union practices is the major purpose of the ________.

Once a contract is agreed upon and ratified,it must be ________.

A labor union will not have a binding contract until it is submitted and ________.

Under ________ the role of the third party is to keep the negotiations ongoing.

In the public sector,a particular form of arbitration,called ________,is common.