Exam 8: Impasse, Strikes, and Dispute Resolution

A fact-finder is a neutral third party responsible for investigating a labor dispute and issuing recommendations for a settlement which may or may not be adopted by the parties.

The actual proportion of total work days that are lost due to strikes is:

For each,make the appropriate match.

The NLRA obligates private section parties to give prior notification to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service of pending contract negotiations.

What is the difference between conventional arbitration and final offer arbitration and why might a state choose one over the other as its compulsory dispute resolution system? (10 minutes)

Striking to support other workers who are on strike,is referred to as a(n)_______________________________ strike.

(p292)The ____________________ effect occurs when negotiators develop a dependence on third party dispute resolution methods.

The frequency with which a union goes out on strike is a good measure of the bargaining strength of that union.

Lockouts are considered illegal if:

During the 1984 negotiations between General Motors Canada and the UAW,there was a spontaneous work stoppage at the Ottawa plant before the authorized strike date.This is an:

The Supreme Court's decision in Mackay Radio is controversial because the Court stated

Workers who cross a picket line to work during a strike,and then continue in their positions after the strike ends are known as _______________________________.

Research clearly shows that final offer arbitration is more effective in getting the parties to agree on contract terms than conventional arbitration.

It is illegal for employees to cross their own union's picket line.

Annually,only around 1 percent of the contracts that are opened for negotiations end up in a strike.

It is an unfair labor practice for unions to fine or otherwise punish workers (union or nonunion)who cross a picket line.

_______________________________ final offer arbitration is when the arbitrator decides whether to accept either the union's or employer's final offer for each item in the negotiations.

One possible disadvantage of mediation-arbitration as a method for third party dispute resolution is:

It is sometimes the case that parties to a contract are unwilling to settle a contract because they don't want to take the blame for poor terms of the agreement.In these cases,the parties will often rely on the arbitration process to make the decisions for them.The term used to describe this problem is:

Compulsory arbitration laws for public employees are generally the same in all states.