Exam 8: Impasse, Strikes, and Dispute Resolution

In the midst of a contract dispute with Logan's Sports,the employees decide to picket outside Logan's main entrance.In addition,because Logan's is located in a shopping mall,the employees decide to picket at the main mall entrance.Both of these picketing actions are considered legal.

Workers who cross a picket line to work during a strike but are then discharged at the end of the strike are known as _______________________________.

The key difference between mediation and arbitration is:

A(n)_______________________________ strike occurs when employees refuse to work to protest employer violations of the NLRA.

Companies have tried to challenge corporate campaigns by charging unions with blackmail,extortion,and other illegal interference in business relations,primarily under the same law used to prosecute the mafia,the _______________________________ Act.

The Supreme Court has ruled that at the conclusion of a strike,employers must offer available jobs to the former strikers before hiring any brand new employees.

Boycotts,work slowdowns,and corporate campaigns have increased since the 1980s because:

_______________________________ final offer arbitration is when the arbitrator must select one or the other party's final offer on all the disputed contract terms,like wages,health insurance,holidays,etc.

Bargaining in good faith to an impasse:

Mediation is similar to arbitration in that both require the parties to reach a mutually satisfactory resolution to their dispute.

Banning the use of ____________________ is one of the labor movement's top legislative priorities.

By withholding their labor,strikers seek to increase the employer's cost of disagreeing with them by depriving the employer of:

A defensive lockout occurs when an employer refuses to allow employees to work to prevent losses from an expected strike.

When workers picket a site with multiple employers,such as a construction site or a shopping mall,it is known as common situs picketing.

Which of the following is not typically a key concern of private sector employers when it comes to bargaining impasse?

Which of the following is likely to decrease an employer's bargaining power?

Which of the following statements if false:

What is the difference between an economic strike and an unfair labor practice strike? Describe the rights of strikers and strike replacements in both economic and unfair labor practice strikes.(20 minutes)

The tendency for management and labor to rely on an arbitrator to make decisions for them,rather than come to an agreement themselves,is known as:

An economic strike is a strike that occurs when workers are unhappy with a country's general economic conditions and seek to apply pressure to government officials to improve the economy.