Exam 9: Contract Clauses and Their Administration

The legal enforceability of an arbitrator's decision when a contract includes a binding arbitration clause was established by a series of Supreme Court cases known as the Beck doctrine.

Some unions negotiate a _______________________________ clause into their contracts to ensure that when an employer sells its company,the new owner will recognize and bargain with the union.

It is a union's legal obligation to represent all workers within a bargaining unit fairly even if they are not dues-paying union members.

The role of the ombudsman includes all of the following except:

The rate at which employees file grievances against their employer is almost completely a function of how strong the union is

Shop stewards are company employees that provide advice to union workers on matters such as interpretation of the contract and their rights in the workplace.

A key job right that is protected by union contracts is the concept of pay based on:

Grievance procedures in a union contract are preferable to other methods of resolving workplace disputes because:

Nearly every U.S.union contract contains a just cause clause protecting workers from arbitrary dismissal or discipline.

The most common type of dispute resolution system in nonunion environments is the ______________________________ which encourages employees who are dissatisfied at work to speak directly to their managers about their concerns and complaints.

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following is not generally determined by seniority rights under a union contract:

Describe the options for resolving conflicts between employees and management in a nonunion setting.

Once a union contract is in place,____________________ are disagreements over whether someone has been treated appropriately given the contract provisions in place..

Productivity is higher in nonunionized companies than it is in unionized companies.

Given the current criticisms against detailed,legalistic employment contracts between union members and their employers,how did these contracts develop and why have they persisted for so many years? Begin your response by describing the features of a typical union contract.

The grievance arbitration process is about helping the parties to problem-solve their differences regarding the interpretation of the contract and not a judicial activity where the arbitrator uses existing law to interpret the contract.

Union contracts frequently specify ____________________ that management must fulfill.

The typical collective bargaining agreement covers a(n)_________________ period.

The last step in the grievance process for nearly all union contracts in both the public and private sector is usually: