Exam 5: Why and How Unions Are Organized

The following are paths that workers may mobilize along to take collective action and support the union except:

Management is allowed to present "captive audience" speeches on the day of the election.

The union strategy that would place a union organizer in a job within a targeted company for the purpose of initiating unionization is called:

When the NLRB establishes an appropriate bargaining unit,it constitutes the "community of interests." Which of the following factors is NOT considered by the NLRB?

Employers agree that signed authorization cards are accurate predictors of the number of votes for the union in elections.

Professional employees provide a challenge to a union's desire to increase membership due to the issue of compatibility of unionism with professionalism.

Employees' previous experience with a union is a strong predictor of their attitudes toward unions and their decision to join one.

The bill that if passed,will make it an unfair labor practice for an employer to recognize or bargain with a union that has not been selected by a majority of employees in a secret ballot election is called the:

How long can the contract bar doctrine extend the 12-month statutory limitation on elections?

The NLRB rule which specifies that a valid,signed agreement for a fixed period of three years or less will bar any representation election for the life of the agreement is called the:

Which of the following groups are not considered "employees" and may not be in any bargaining unit?

The employer must file a list of names and addresses of all eligible voters with the regional director of the NLRB within thirty days after the regional director of the NLRB has approved a consent election.

The union organizer typically creates job dissatisfaction in the work force before the campaign begins.

After a decertification petition is filed with the NLRB,the employer must still bargain with the union until the question of representation is resolved.

Union instrumentality is a concept meaning employees perceive the union as instrumental in attaining desired outcomes,such as higher wages.

One of the reasons employees become alienated from their work is their loss of involvement in their work when the machine dominated.

The book A Theory of the Labor Movement,in which the Scarcity Consciousness Theory is described was written by:

The "captive audience" rule states that an employer who presents a "captive audience" speech must allow the union the opportunity to conduct its own "captive audience" speech.

As a result of significant changes in the workforce,unions are investing funds in training union organizers.

When employees are required to attend a meeting to hear a presentation by the employer during a pre-election union campaign,the meeting is called a/an: