Exam 15: Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

Which type of union security accounts for almost three-fourths of union contracts?

In the majority of NLRB elections,the employer loses because top management fails to focus enough attention on money and benefits.

Hyper-Tech Enterprises manufactures mechanical parts used in air conditioning and heating units.The company employs over 300 workers at its Alabama facility.None of the Hyper-Tech employees belong to a union; however,management believes that unionization is in the near future.A representative of a local union has recently visited Hyper-Tech in an attempt to solicit members and have them sign authorization cards.Enough eligible employees have signed authorization cards to petition the NLRB for an election.Hyper-Tech's top executives are considering fighting the unionization efforts. Which of the following,if true,best supports the argument that Hyper-Tech should contest the union's right to an election?

Prior to 1930,employers attempted to limit the influence of unions using all of the following methods EXCEPT ________.

The term ________ describes statutory or constitutional provisions banning the requirement of union membership as a condition of employment.

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

Rights arbitration centers on working out a labor agreement when one or both of the parties seeks a change in the agreement or when an agreement does not yet exist.

The Taft-Hartley Act prohibits all of the following union labor practices EXCEPT ________.

Which of the following terms refers to a strike that takes place when one union strikes in support of another union?

What are the theories regarding why workers unionize? What can employers and supervisors do to prevent unionization?

Right to work legislation outlaws unions and union membership in specific states.

All of the following increase the likelihood that an employer will lose an NLRB election EXCEPT ________.

It is legal for union organizers to solicit employees for membership as long as the effort does not endanger the performance or safety of the employees.

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association and the Federal Aviation Administration have reached an impasse during collective bargaining.Which of the following will most likely be used to reach a settlement?

Which type of union security was outlawed in 1947?

The Taft-Hartley Act amended the Wagner Act in all of the following ways EXCEPT by ________.

Which of the following was established by the Wagner Act?

Negotiators use all of the following types of third-party interventions to overcome an impasse EXCEPT ________.

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

In a brief essay,discuss some of the reasons for declining union membership.Do you think this is good or bad for the U.S.economy and U.S.businesses? Why?