Exam 15: Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

Which third-party intervention uses a neutral third party to assist the principals in reaching agreement?

Which intervention method listed below is the most definitive of all third-party interventions?

Manning Enterprises is experiencing an impasse between management and labor.As a result,the union has made an organized effort to pressure Manning by picketing the homes of corporate directors and boycotting the firm's bank. Which of the following terms best describes the actions of Manning's union members?

Which form of union security requires employees who do not belong to the union to pay union dues on the assumption that the union's efforts benefit all workers?

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Wagner Act?

What percentage of eligible employees in a bargaining unit must sign authorization cards in order for the union to petition the NLRB for an election?

Supervisors can best handle grievances by providing grievants with long,written responses so that the issue is clear.

The Taft-Hartley Act amended the National Labor Relations Act by prohibiting unfair union labor practices and specifying the rights of both employers and employees.

About ________% of people working in the United States belong to unions.

A union campaign during an NLRB election will usually focus on issues such as respect,dignity,and fairness,in addition to job security.

Managers from Ford and representatives from United Auto Workers are in the first stage of collective bargaining over benefits and wages.Which of the following is most likely occurring?

According to the Landrum-Griffin Act,national and international unions must elect officers at least once every ________ years.

Fact finding seeks to end an impasse by ________.

Which of the following is a union organizing tactic by which union members are placed on nonunion job sites?

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 questions is LEAST relevant to the decision by Hyper-Tech to fight unionization efforts?

How did labor laws affect employers and employees in the post-Depression United States? What specific laws significantly affected U.S.unions?

With the maintenance of membership arrangement of union security,how long must union members employed by a firm maintain union membership?

Vaughn Manufacturing develops and manufactures microphone components.Over the last few years,the firm has made numerous HR changes with the goal of becoming a high-performance work system.Vaughn employees work in self-directed teams,participate in regular training programs,and receive frequent performance appraisals.Vaughn executives want to make sure that the firm's new methods are not perceived as sham unions.Which of the following would most likely help Vaughn accomplish this goal?

It is acceptable for an employer to refuse to hire union members even if they are qualified for the position because they might be union salts.

Union pressure on a company's shareholders,directors,and customers is known as a corporate campaign.