Exam 9: Contract Clauses and Their Administration

Under the employment-at-will doctrine,employers are generally free to establish whatever terms and conditions of employment they desire.

Why might nonunion arbitration of grievances be inferior to arbitration under a union contract and how might these deficiencies be addressed?

Which of the following union security clauses requires an employee to become a union member before they are hired:

Critics of union shop agreements that argue these agreements violate employees' individual freedom by depriving them of a free choice about where to work.These critics argue they are protecting workers:

An ombudsperson is a neutral person,employed by the company,who may investigate disputes but who is primarily concerned with helping management and the employee resolve their differences.

U.S.Labor relations are set primarily by strike power,court orders,and public decision-making than by private administrations of contract terms.

The _______________________________ clause in a contract explicitly states the employer's intention to honor their employees' decision to elect a union as their exclusive bargaining agent and representative.

When a union violates a union contract,the employer can seek relief by:

In return for management's agreement to arbitrate disputes in the workplace,the union generally waives:

In the U.S.it is generally believed that efficiency,equity,and voice are best attained using written rules enforced privately at the workplace level.

Nonunion grievance procedures such as an open door policy or peer review panel typically lack _______________________________ protections.

Which of the following is not a likely cause of the recent increase in nonunion dispute resolution systems?

Union contracts tend to clearly assign job responsibilities to various jobs so as to prevent all of the following except:

_______________________________ rights allow union members to pay only that portion of dues going toward contract administration and collective bargaining as determined by a 1988 Supreme Court ruling.

The free rider problem is mainly an issue in union shops where employees often choose not to pay union dues even though the union is required to represent them.

(p.328-329 In a nonunion setting,a formal dispute procedure is likely to include all of the following except:

Contract provisions that prevent the loss of union jobs by limiting an employer's right to send work to other employers are called subcontracting or outsourcing restrictions.

Employees benefit from _______________________________,which is the right to have a hearing,be assisted by an advocate if desired,and present evidence in their defense.

A compulsory arbitration agreement is one in which an employer requires their employees to waive their right to sue over issues such as discrimination and sexual harassment as a condition of employment.

Collective bargaining agreements are enforceable in federal court under: