Exam 14: The Dynamics of Labor Relations

Compulsory membership provisions and dues checkoff are forms of union security.

Injunctions are now prohibited to be granted in labor disputes..

Which act created the National Labor Relations Board?

An employer's bargaining power may rest on its ability to continue its operations despite a strike by its workers.

Illegal acts by either employers or unions are called:

Union seniority provisions may eliminate management's ability to direct and control HRM functions.

Which of the following is a craft union?

Passage of the __________ Act spurred the huge growth in unionization during the 1930s and 1940s.

Public sector collective bargaining falls within the separate jurisdiction of each state.

The collective bargaining process may include activities such as strikes and boycotts.

The legal right and responsibility to represent all bargaining unit members equally whether they join the union or not is referred to as:

The fundamental purpose of the Norris-LaGuardia Act was to remove the state courts from the area of industrial relations.

An arbitration award should include not just a decision,but the rationale for it,in order to provide guidance for future interpretation.

Labor organizations are diverse in type and in structure;therefore,each may have its own mode of governance and objectives.

A provision of the labor agreement that requires employees to join the union as a requirement for their employment is known as:

Louis,a union organizer,needs what minimum percentage of signed authorization cards before the National Labor Relations Board will hold a representation election?

A term applied to the goals of U.S.labor organizations,which collectively bargain for improvements in wages,hours,job security,and working conditions is known as:

Briefly discuss some of the aggressive organizing tactics that unions sometimes employ.

Management rights might include any provision,not restricted by law,that is agreed to by the union.

Around _____ of the unfair labor practice cases filed with the NLRB prove that labor rights have been violated.