Exam 8: Impasse, Strikes, and Dispute Resolution

Under the Railway Labor Act,a(n)_______________________________ is a duration of 30 days before a strike can legally occur after the parties have been released from mediation.

Which of the following tactics used by unions to apply pressure to employers has not increased during the past 30 years?

The Railway Labor Act makes mediation ____________________ for negotiators in the railway and airline industries.

Negotiators sometimes begin to rely too heavily on arbitration as a means of settling their contract disputes,rather than working hard to come to their own agreement.This is known as the chilling effect.

When negotiators in the railway and airline industries reach an impasse in negotiations,they are required by law to try mediation.

Corporate campaigns,while highly successful tools against management,are considered illegal activity under the NLRA.

The goal of third party dispute resolution systems is to avoid costly strikes.

It is legal for an employer to hire permanent strike replacements during a lockout.

Fact-finding helps resolve bargaining disputes in all of the following ways except:

When the National Mediation Board offers arbitration to negotiators covered by the Railway Labor Act,they are obligated to accept.

A(n)_______________________________ is formed when workers march outside an employer's location to protest or publicize their dispute.

When a union tries to create negative publicity surrounding an employer's behavior in a labor dispute to get other members of the community (business and financial partners,consumers,politicians,and government)to pressure it to settle it is known as a(n)_______________________________.

Most states invoke some form of third-party dispute resolution to settle contract disputes that occur in the public sector.Explain the main dispute resolution options available to state lawmakers and discuss the degree of control both the third party neutral and the parties themselves have over the process.(10 minutes)

Which of the following statements is true about recognition strikes?

Describe what mediation is and explain the various stages involved in getting the parties to reach a mutually acceptable agreement.(10 minutes)

The key difference between whole or total package final offer arbitration and issue-by-issue final offer arbitration is that:

After all national emergency strike procedures have been exhausted and no agreement has been reached,Congress has the power to legislate a settlement or force the parties to go to final and binding arbitration.

When it comes to the legality/illegality of strikes,the rights of strike replacements,and the rights of strikers,all strikes are treated the same.

In ____________________,the neutral third party investigates the dispute and makes nonbinding recommendations for a settlement.

If the primary goal of a dispute resolution system is to improve the relationship between disputing parties to avoid future disputes,the best option is fact-finding.