Exam 9: Contract Clauses and Their Administration

Employers in the U.S.are generally required by contract to give union workers a valid,job-related reason for dismissal,just like they must for nonunion workers.

The bureaucratic model of detailed union contracts and quasi-judicial grievance procedures is criticized because:

Contract administration is a term used to describe interpreting,applying and resolving conflicts pertaining to collective bargaining agreements.

The right of workers to pay only the amount of dues that goes toward collective bargaining and contract administration is called:

An increasing number of employers are requiring employees to sign _______________________________ agreements as a condition of employment.Employees waive their rights to bring an employment lawsuit against an employer and agree instead to resolve disputes using final and binding arbitration.

Grievance arbitration,while effective in applying accepted standards of justice to the workplace,is sometimes criticized.Describe these criticisms.

The fact that nonunion grievance systems that include a nonmanagerial decision maker tend to result in higher grievance filings rates than those that are decided by management suggests that:

The _______________________________ clause establishes management's authority over traditional management functions such as hiring,firing,assigning work,determining job content,and deciding what to produce and how and where to make it.

Over 90 percent of private sector union contracts,and many public sector ones as well,specify that employees can be disciplined and discharged only for _______________________________.

Layoffs in unionized settings are usually done by inverse seniority meaning the most senior employee is laid off first because they are more likely to be able to afford it.

What are the union's obligations under a typical union contract?

The conditions that Arbitrator Carroll Daugherty set forth in a frequently cited 1966 arbitration decision to decide whether an employer had sufficient reason to dismiss an employee are known as the _______________________________.

A(n)_______________________________ is a "neutral" employee of the company that facilitates discussions and informally mediates between employees and managers to help them resolve workplace disputes.

Grievance procedures and arbitration are both criticized for being excessively legal,formal,and reactive,rather than proactive in trying to find ways to decrease the likelihood of future disputes.

Just cause discipline,seniority,compensation,and due process are examples of ______________________ rights.

Explain the importance of seniority in union contracts and discuss the various ways in which seniority is used in making job-related decisions.Why is seniority preferable to other methods of making these same decisions?

Arbitration hearings are essentially court hearings where the traditional rules of evidence are strictly followed.

Describe the possible reasons for the increase in nonunion workplace dispute resolution systems in recent years.

The union's duty of fair representation stems from a clause in the collective bargaining contract that requires the union to give each employee equal treatment.

The key concern with nonunion grievance procedures is that they lack due process protections.