Exam 9: Managing Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

Employers dealing with an unfair labor practice strike can use all of the following responses except:

Unions are always bad for employers.

The ________ form of union security means that union members have preference in hiring, but the employer can hire non-union members.

Decertification campaigns to end union representation are in principle very similar to the initial certification campaign that brought the union into power.

Right to work laws outlaw unions and union membership.

Which of the following was not named an unfair labor practice by the Wagner Act?

All of the following are negotiating guidelines except:

When employees picket their employer by carrying signs near the employer's place of business they seek to ________.

List and describe the five steps involved in planning a union drive and election.

Which type of strike is unauthorized and occurs during the term of a contract?

The National Labor Relations Act was also known as the ________.

What is the meaning of union security and what are the five types of union security possible? Explain each type.

Mandatory bargaining items are ________.

All states give unions the right to require union membership as a condition of employment.

In collective bargaining, a(n) ________ occurs when the parties are not able to move forward toward settlement.

A supervisor cannot do which of the following during a unionization drive?

The head of the United Auto Workers recently said the union planned a new campaign to organize foreign-owned car plants in the United States. This is an example of ________ strike/campaign.

Mediation to ________ is used by negotiators to end an impasse.

The ________ form of union security means that the company can hire nonunion people but those people must join the union within a prescribed period of time.

Union tactics designed to impede or disrupt production by encouraging employees to slow the pace of work, refuse to work overtime, and participate in sick-outs are called ________.