Exam 9: Contract Clauses and Their Administration

Under the _______________________________ doctrine,employers are generally free to establish whatever terms and conditions of employment they desire and to discharge workers at any time.

The rights of workers to pay only that portion of union dues that is used for collective bargaining and contract administration are called "Beck rights."

To improve the fairness of compulsory arbitration agreements,it has been suggested that all of the following be done except:

The concept of just cause means that employers may fire an employee only if there is an economic reason for doing so.

Labor laws require that unions fulfill a _______________________________ which means that they cannot discriminate against employees,members and nonmembers,and must fairly represent all employees in the bargaining unit.

Describe the seven tests of just cause.How do these tests protect the rights of employees?

_______________________________ is the process of interpreting,applying,and resolving conflicts arising from a collective bargaining agreement.

Just cause discipline and discharge,seniority rights,compensation,and grievance procedures are all examples of ____________________ granted in contracts.

When interpreting contracts,arbitrators look to:

The difference between restricted managerial control in unionized workplaces and complete unilateral control in nonunion workplaces,is known as the _______________________________.

Which of the following is not a disadvantage of open door policies for resolving disputes in the workplace?

Union contracts convey a number of rights and obligations related to jobs.Describe these rights and obligations and discuss their advantages and disadvantages from the union and management perspectives.

Using the court system instead of a formal grievance process would likely speed up the resolution of workplace disputes and reduce costs.

Under a union shop agreement,workers can be forced to pay dues and join the union.

A typical union contract will specify all of the following except:

_______________________________ grant more senior employees the right to take the job of a less senior worker during a layoff.

Describe the various steps to a grievance process in a typical union contract.

From the union perspective,the bureaucratic system of collective bargaining contracts may achieve stability at the expense of rank and file involvement and activism.

The 4 major components of traditional U.S.union contracts include:

Unions tend to negotiate explicit job rights pertaining to work assignments for skilled workers because: