Exam 12: Dealing With Union and Employeemanagement Issues

The Taft-Hartley Act gave more power to management.

Small firms often offer innovative child-care programs as a way of competing for qualified employees.

A major difference between early labor organizations in the United States and today's labor unions is that the early labor groups often were temporary organizations that disbanded after achieving a short-range goal,while today's unions are permanent organizations.

At this time,the largest labor organization in the United States is the:

The Taft-Hartley Act made the union shop agreement illegal in all states.

The National Labor Relations Act gave labor the legal justification to pursue collective bargaining and other key labor issues.

Closed shops were declared illegal by the:

Collective bargaining is the process whereby union and management representatives negotiate a labor-management agreement,or contract,for workers.

In July 2009,London Met University workers went on strike and formed picket lines to oppose management's continued restructuring and the elimination of jobs.It was reported that London postal workers who belong to the Communication Workers Union refused to deliver mail to any building on the London Met campus,in respect of the picket lines and in honor of their fellow trade union members.Essentially,the courtesy that the postal workers gave to the striking employees was a:

Historically,the most potent union tactic when collective bargaining efforts break down has been the:

Union shops are illegal in the state of North Carolin A.This means that North Carolina:

Labor unions and management hope to resolve issues through collective bargaining.Each side comes to the table with a range of options they are willing to consider - some more appealing than others.All options that each will consider fall within the _________________.

Safe'nSwift Airlines implemented a program to curb workplace violence before it occurs.Under this program,the employees of Safe'nSwift can expect to:

Explain the difference between closed,open,union,and agency shop agreements.What impact did the Taft-Hartley Act have on the use of closed and union shop arrangements?

The law protects both women and men from sexual harassment.

Under the provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act,the president can ask for an)___________ to prevent a strike in a critical industry.

Tactics used by management when collective bargaining breaks down include injunctions and lockouts.

Employees were striking at the London Met University last year.Very few students were crossing the picket line.In fact,the city's postal employees refused to deliver mail there claiming that they were honoring the strike for their fellow service union members.The Postal employees were participating in a voluntary secondary boycott.

Jake remembers his grandfather telling him about going to work at 16 years of age in the coal mines of southern Illinois.In order to get the job,he had to agree to a yellow-dog contract.Essentially this meant he would only get the job if he agreed not to join a union.

A boycott occurs when workers collectively refuse to go to work.