Exam 13: Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

The __________ was designed to protect workers from union corruption.

Grievance procedures generally establish the specified number of working days within which the grievance must be taken to the next step in the hearing.

The __________ view maintains that unionization reduces worker quit rates,thereby leading to retention of experienced workers,lowering a firm's training costs,and raising its productivity.

List the steps involved in forming unions.

The intent of miniarbitration is to expedite a decision after an appeal is made.

Unlike the U.S.,in Europe,more than one union,may represent the same workers.

The National Railworkers Union (NRU)and Norfolk-Southern Railway (NSR)have been bargaining over a new labor contract for several weeks.However,the negotiations have reached a deadlock and the NRU is threatening to strike.At this point both parties should do which of the following?

Mediators act as go-betweens between the parties to help clarify the issues but that they have no conclusive power or authority to impose a legally binding solution.

As a manager of an organization,you have just become aware that some employees have initiated an effort to begin unionization.What are some of the actions that you might take to deter this effort?

The NLRA has described what constitutes unfair labor practices by employers.List a few of these prohibited activities.

When a union sympathizer seeks and gains employment at a non-unionized company with the intent of laying the ground work for a union certification election,this is known as _____.

NLRA describes what constitutes unfair labor practices by employers.Prohibited activities include bargaining in good faith with employee representatives.

The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 prohibits union discrimination against workers who do not want to participate in union activities,including strikes.

The future of unionization in the U.S.is positive,especially with legislative and political forces in favor of unions.

If an employee believes that they have individual influence at work and are protected against unfair treatment by their managers,they will be less likely to join a union.

One risk of striking is that replacement employees could vote the union out in an NLRB-conducted decertification election.

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding arbitration?

Distributive bargaining involves a union giving back to management some of what it has gained in previous bargaining.

The __________ formally recognized workers' right to organize and bargain collectively with representatives of their own choosing.

Briefly explain the aspects involved in preparing for labor contract negotiations.