Question 1

The 7 tests of just cause in an employee disciplinary action include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) Whether the rule or procedure that was violated was reasonably related to employee performance. 
B) Whether a thorough and fair investigation was conducted. 
C) Whether the worker was given adequate notice of the disciplinary infraction and its consequences. 
D) Whether guilt has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt. 
A) Whether the rule or procedure that was violated was reasonably related to employee performance. 
B) Whether a thorough and fair investigation was conducted. 
C) Whether the worker was given adequate notice of the disciplinary infraction and its consequences. 
D) Whether guilt has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt.

Question 2

The key method for resolving rights disputes that arise over the interpretation,application,and enforcement of union contracts is through a _______________________________ that is negotiated into a contract.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The key method for resolving rights disputes...

Question 3

A union is required by law to fairly represent any worker in the bargaining unit,including those that are not union members or those who pay only a partial fee.
Difficulty;Hard

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Billings Paper Co.recently sold their Green Bay,WI plant to a larger company.The union contract specified that any new owner would need to recognize and bargain with the existing union at Billings.This contract provision is called a:

Accepted Answer

A) Successorship clause 
B) Union recognition clause 
C) Union shop agreement 
D) Employee rights clause 
A) Successorship clause 
B) Union recognition clause 
C) Union shop agreement 
D) Employee rights clause

Question 5

The arbitrators' decisions are based on the _______________________________,which are the written rules and unwritten customs developed in each workplace by the union contract,intent of the negotiators,and past practices.

Accepted Answer

common law

Question 6

Wage rates paid to a particular job,defined work assignments,protection from outsourcing are examples of _______________rights.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Wage rates paid to a particular job,defined...

Question 7

Compulsory or mandatory arbitration agreements are rarely legal in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Over 90% of union contracts in the private sector specify that employees can be discipline and discharged for just cause only.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A key criticism of the bureaucratic model of collective bargaining is that it allows too much flexibility and unpredictability in the workplace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Describe how arbitration compares to a typical court hearing.How is it different? How is it similar?

Accepted Answer

An arbitration hearing is likely a court

Question 11

Employees covered by a just cause clause have the right to insist that there be valid,____________________ reasons for being disciplined or fired.

Accepted Answer

A) union-specified 
B) government-mandated 
C) contract-related 
D) job-related 
A) union-specified 
B) government-mandated 
C) contract-related 
D) job-related

Question 12

Another name for a rights dispute is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) Interest dispute 
B) Grievance 
C) Economic dispute 
D) Due process challenge 
A) Interest dispute 
B) Grievance 
C) Economic dispute 
D) Due process challenge

Question 13

The traditional approach to dispute resolution in nonunionized settings has been a modified grievance procedure ending in arbitration by a peer review panel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The cost of arbitration is usually:

Accepted Answer

A) Paid for by management 
B) Paid for by the union. 
C) Paid for by the employee. 
D) Split between the union and management 
A) Paid for by management 
B) Paid for by the union. 
C) Paid for by the employee. 
D) Split between the union and management

Question 15

After having signed a contract with a binding arbitration clause in it,an employer is legally bound to accept an arbitrator's decision on a particular issue even if they disagree with that decision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Nearly every public and private sector union contract in the U.S.has a grievance procedure to resolve disputes in contract interpretation and administration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Union and agency shop agreements are intended to minimize the ____________________________ problem that arises from a union's duty of fair representation:

Accepted Answer

A) Organizing 
B) Negotiating 
C) Public relations 
D) Free rider 
A) Organizing 
B) Negotiating 
C) Public relations 
D) Free rider

Question 18

An arbitrator that specializes in hearing grievance disputes is called an interest arbitrator.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following has not been shown to be positively associated with the incidence of grievance filings?

Accepted Answer

A) Aggressiveness of supervisors and/or union stewards 
B) Performance of the worker 
C) Age of the worker 
D) Employee perceptions of their own power 
A) Aggressiveness of supervisors and/or union stewards 
B) Performance of the worker 
C) Age of the worker 
D) Employee perceptions of their own power

Question 20

A union recognition clause:

Accepted Answer

A) Can help unions maintain their strength. 
B) States that the employer recognizes the union as the exclusive bargaining agent for the bargaining unit. 
C) States whether the bargaining unit will be a union shop or an agency shop. 
D) A and b only. 
E) All of the above. 
A) Can help unions maintain their strength. 
B) States that the employer recognizes the union as the exclusive bargaining agent for the bargaining unit. 
C) States whether the bargaining unit will be a union shop or an agency shop. 
D) A and b only. 
E) All of the above.

The 7 tests of just cause in an employee disciplinary action include all of the following except:

The key method for resolving rights disputes that arise over the interpretation,application,and enforcement of union contracts is through a _______________________________ that is negotiated into a contract.

A union is required by law to fairly represent any worker in the bargaining unit,including those that are not union members or those who pay only a partial fee. Difficulty;Hard

Billings Paper Co.recently sold their Green Bay,WI plant to a larger company.The union contract specified that any new owner would need to recognize and bargain with the existing union at Billings.This contract provision is called a:

The arbitrators' decisions are based on the _______________________________,which are the written rules and unwritten customs developed in each workplace by the union contract,intent of the negotiators,and past practices.

Wage rates paid to a particular job,defined work assignments,protection from outsourcing are examples of _______________rights.

Compulsory or mandatory arbitration agreements are rarely legal in the U.S.

Over 90% of union contracts in the private sector specify that employees can be discipline and discharged for just cause only.

A key criticism of the bureaucratic model of collective bargaining is that it allows too much flexibility and unpredictability in the workplace.

Describe how arbitration compares to a typical court hearing.How is it different? How is it similar?

Employees covered by a just cause clause have the right to insist that there be valid,____________________ reasons for being disciplined or fired.

Another name for a rights dispute is a(n):

The traditional approach to dispute resolution in nonunionized settings has been a modified grievance procedure ending in arbitration by a peer review panel.

The cost of arbitration is usually:

After having signed a contract with a binding arbitration clause in it,an employer is legally bound to accept an arbitrator's decision on a particular issue even if they disagree with that decision.

Nearly every public and private sector union contract in the U.S.has a grievance procedure to resolve disputes in contract interpretation and administration.

Union and agency shop agreements are intended to minimize the ____________________________ problem that arises from a union's duty of fair representation:

An arbitrator that specializes in hearing grievance disputes is called an interest arbitrator.

Which of the following has not been shown to be positively associated with the incidence of grievance filings?

A union recognition clause:

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Exam 9: Contract Clauses and Their Administration

The 7 tests of just cause in an employee disciplinary action include all of the following except:

The key method for resolving rights disputes that arise over the interpretation,application,and enforcement of union contracts is through a _______________________________ that is negotiated into a contract.

A union is required by law to fairly represent any worker in the bargaining unit,including those that are not union members or those who pay only a partial fee. Difficulty;Hard

Billings Paper Co.recently sold their Green Bay,WI plant to a larger company.The union contract specified that any new owner would need to recognize and bargain with the existing union at Billings.This contract provision is called a:

The arbitrators' decisions are based on the _______________________________,which are the written rules and unwritten customs developed in each workplace by the union contract,intent of the negotiators,and past practices.

Wage rates paid to a particular job,defined work assignments,protection from outsourcing are examples of _______________rights.

Compulsory or mandatory arbitration agreements are rarely legal in the U.S.

Over 90% of union contracts in the private sector specify that employees can be discipline and discharged for just cause only.

A key criticism of the bureaucratic model of collective bargaining is that it allows too much flexibility and unpredictability in the workplace.

Describe how arbitration compares to a typical court hearing.How is it different? How is it similar?

Employees covered by a just cause clause have the right to insist that there be valid,____________________ reasons for being disciplined or fired.

Another name for a rights dispute is a(n):

The traditional approach to dispute resolution in nonunionized settings has been a modified grievance procedure ending in arbitration by a peer review panel.

The cost of arbitration is usually:

After having signed a contract with a binding arbitration clause in it,an employer is legally bound to accept an arbitrator's decision on a particular issue even if they disagree with that decision.

Nearly every public and private sector union contract in the U.S.has a grievance procedure to resolve disputes in contract interpretation and administration.

Union and agency shop agreements are intended to minimize the ____________________________ problem that arises from a union's duty of fair representation:

An arbitrator that specializes in hearing grievance disputes is called an interest arbitrator.

Which of the following has not been shown to be positively associated with the incidence of grievance filings?

A union recognition clause:

Contemporary Labor Relations: Objectives, Practices, and Challenges

Labor Unions: Good or Bad

Historical Development

Labor Law

Labor and Management: Strategies, Structures, and Constraints

Union Organizing

Bargaining

Impasse, Strikes, and Dispute Resolution

Flexibility, Empowerment, and Partnership

Globalization

Comparative Labor Relations

What Should Labor Relations Do?

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