Exam 12: Understanding Unions and Their Impact on Hrm

Describe some of the key legislative actions pertaining to unions.

Employers are not required to provide union organizers with the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of their employees at any time during the election process.

Employers may do all but which of the following during a union election campaign?

In a ____ response to resolve interpersonal conflicts, the manager attempts to resolve the conflict by searching for a solution that mutually benefits all parties concerned.

A(n) ____ directs an employer to accept collective bargaining with the union even if the employer won the election.

The ____ bargaining objective indicates the most favorable settlement level perceived as possible by each party.

The ____ represents organized labor in political forums.

Which act regulated the internal affairs of unions?

Which act requires unions to submit reports of all financial expenditures so that officers are discouraged from using union funds for personal matters?

Most firms try to remain nonunion because the costs of operating in a union environment are much higher.

Pattern bargaining occurs when an agreement negotiated with one company in an industry becomes a prototype for bargaining with other competitors in the industry.

Who has the right to issue a bargaining order upon finding evidence of gross misconduct on the part of the employer during the campaign?

In the 19th century, the American judiciary had established a reputation as a(n):

There is little difference between the role of line managers in union and nonunion environments.

The AFL-CIO has no power to interfere in union decisions in all but which of the following cases?

What are contractual provisions included in almost all collective bargaining agreements that provide due process for claims of contract violations called?

Employers may hire permanent replacements for striking workers if striking because of economic issues such as pay and benefits.

Several 19th-century court decisions facilitated the early growth of the American labor movement.

Discuss the factors that have contributed to the decline in union membership in the United States.

Which of the following would be considered as coercive or unfair according to the Wagner Act?