Exam 13: Understanding Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

The _________ Act created the Federal Labor Relations Authority and administers labor-management relations for most federal workers except the post office.

Which is true of economic strikes?

Mason is part of the union negotiating team.He is gathering information about accident records, employee performance reports, absenteeism and transfers.What step of collective bargaining is he performing?

Peyton has just been hired to administer a union contract.She will be involved all of these activities EXCEPT:

The legislation that passed the dispute settlement procedure that allows congressional and presidential intercession in the event of an impasse in transportation industry negotiations is the

The U.S.has one of the highest percentages of union membership of industrialized nations.

The most desirable form of union security from a union perspective is the open shop.

The _________ is a law passed to eliminate any influence on unions by members of organized crime.

Which of the following is the least desirable of the union security arrangements?

Maintenance of membership means that employers withhold union dues from an employee's paycheck.

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service was created under the

The Taft-Hartley Act is also referred to as the National Labor Relations Act.

A _________ is an organization of workers, acting collectively, seeking to promote and protect its mutual interests through collective bargaining.

Which of these legislations was passed after public outcry over misuse of union funds?

Interestingly, transportation is the least unionized private sector of the U.S.workforce.

It is considered an unfair labor practice for an employer to refuse to bargain collectively with the representatives chosen by the employees.

Jacob is a manager in a large manufacturing firm that has signed enough authorization cards to have a representation certification.Which of the following activities is legal for him to do to resist unionization during this organizing drive?

MATCHING KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS -Established to administer and interpret the Wagner Act.It has the primary responsibility for conducting union representation elections.

MATCHING KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS -Employer withholding of union dues from union members' paychecks.

MATCHING KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS -A union security arrangement whereby employees must pay union dues to the certified bargaining unit even if they choose not to join the union.