Exam 12: Dealing With Union and Employeemanagement Issues

Last week,Angie was approached by two of her coworkers during the lunch break pressuring her to sign a card check in favor of organizing a union.The card check is currently a NLRB National Labor Relations Board)approved method of finalizing unionization.

The National Labor Relations Act gave employees the right to form and join labor organizations and the right to engage in activities such as strikes and boycotts.

Which of the following statements best summarizes the extent to which unions currently rely on strikes as a tactic when collective bargaining breaks down?

Which of the following statements about sexual harassment is most accurate?

A major reason John L.Lewis and his followers broke with the AFL and formed the CIO was that:

The ability of unions to achieve key goals in the future will depend on their ability to:

Bob believes that management is treating him unfairly because of his efforts to organize a vote for union representation.Which organization should Bob contact to report his concerns?

Which of the following statements about drug users is a claim made by the National Institute on Drug Abuse?

Marina works for a company in which a union is recognized as the bargaining agent for the workers who perform her type of job.However,under the arrangements at her company,Marina is not required to join the union,nor is she required to pay any fees or dues to the union.Marina works under an agency shop agreement.

Today,a woman usually receives a salary that is equal to approximately 80% of her male counterpart.

Under a union shop agreement,workers must belong to a union before they can be hired.

A common tactic of management in labor disputes is the use of secondary boycotts.

The management at a shoe factory planned to terminate production due to labor issues that were consuming most of the profits.For years,the strong union at this facility did some tough negotiating with the company's corporate headquarters.In a companywide vote,employees agreed to walk away from union membership in order to keep the factory open and save their jobs.The NLRB National Labor Relations Board)agreed that it was in the best interest of the employees.______________ was started to take away the rights of union representation at the factory.

Which of the following is an effective way to deal with the growing threat of workplace violence?

Despite their high pay,most CEOs work far fewer hours per week than the average employee in their companies.

Identify several laws that significantly influenced labor-management relations.Discuss the major provisions of each law.

Union leaders at the Baadfathe Corporation are furious.Although the union's certified by the NLRB,its negotiating team has had little success in getting management to meet with them to work on a new labor contract.In fact,during the last 3 months,the management team has agreed to meet only twice,once on a weekend,and the other time after 8:00 p.m.Even during those two meetings,the management team was unwilling to offer serious proposals.Baadfathe's management team should review the legal rights of union members to participate in collective bargaining,as provided under the:

The unions of the 21^st century are likely to be quite different from those in the past.

A card check is a method of openly soliciting signatures in favor of the organization of a union.

Almost overnight,several police persons,all members of the police force of the growing suburb of Mayberry called in sick.As the dispatcher took those calls - one right after the other,she speculated that there could be more to this story than she was hearing.In fact,she thought it might be related to the emotional banter she heard the night before in the locker room as several members of the force were leaving their shifts.The group was not happy with the recent changes in scheduling,the excessive over-time hours,and,management's reluctance to begin negotiations on a new benefits package.She heard one person saying,"It's time for a mental health day!" Although it is illegal for police to strike,they may be claiming to have ________.