Question 1

Which strike occurs when one union strikes to support another union's strike?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pressure 
B)  Wildcat 
C)  Sympathy 
D)  Loyalty 
A)  Pressure 
B)  Wildcat 
C)  Sympathy 
D)  Loyalty C

Question 2

Hiring strike replacements jeopardizes strikers' jobs,increasing the possibility of violence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

A slowdown most often involves working to rules.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Compare and contrast the effectiveness of the three methods of third-party involvements.

Accepted Answer

Of the three methods of third-party invo

Question 5

What is a slowdown? Why is it difficult to take action against employees protesting in this manner?

Accepted Answer

A slowdown most often involves working t

Question 6

If an employer violates the law,the employees' right to strike in protest and to be reinstated at its end is absolutely protected by the NLRB and the courts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In mediation,a neutral _____ tries to assist the parties to reach an agreement.

Accepted Answer

A)  business agent 
B)  contract employee 
C)  third party 
D)  steward 
A)  business agent 
B)  contract employee 
C)  third party 
D)  steward

Question 8

When is an ambulatory site picketing ruled legal?

Accepted Answer

A)  When the object is currently on the secondary employer's site 
B)  When the primary employer discontinues working on its normal business 
C)  When the picketing is very distant from the strike object 
D)  When the picketing discloses that the dispute is with the site owner and not the struck employer 
A)  When the object is currently on the secondary employer's site 
B)  When the primary employer discontinues working on its normal business 
C)  When the picketing is very distant from the strike object 
D)  When the picketing discloses that the dispute is with the site owner and not the struck employer

Question 9

Which of the following is the reason why employees can seldom be disciplined in a slowdown?

Accepted Answer

A)  They comply with the contract and company work rules 
B)  They refuse to follow procedures appropriately 
C)  They are ready to work overtime to make up for slow work 
D)  They take up tasks outside their job descriptions 
A)  They comply with the contract and company work rules 
B)  They refuse to follow procedures appropriately 
C)  They are ready to work overtime to make up for slow work 
D)  They take up tasks outside their job descriptions

Question 10

A union strikes only one employer and attempts to break the solidarity of the multiemployer bargaining unit.This is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  logrolling 
B)  a whipsaw strategy 
C)  collusion 
D)  the ally doctrine 
A)  logrolling 
B)  a whipsaw strategy 
C)  collusion 
D)  the ally doctrine

Question 11

Which of the following is true of fact-finding?

Accepted Answer

A)  In present-day fact-finding,it is used to fix blame on one party. 
B)  It leaves parties with no other choice but to adopt the published findings. 
C)  It has been used primarily in Taft-Hartley emergency disputes. 
D)  It has a short history in U.S.labor relations. 
A)  In present-day fact-finding,it is used to fix blame on one party. 
B)  It leaves parties with no other choice but to adopt the published findings. 
C)  It has been used primarily in Taft-Hartley emergency disputes. 
D)  It has a short history in U.S.labor relations.

Question 12

The propensities to strike are negatively related to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  family employment stability 
B)  blue-collar background 
C)  integrative bargaining views 
D)  the labor relations climate 
A)  family employment stability 
B)  blue-collar background 
C)  integrative bargaining views 
D)  the labor relations climate

Question 13

What do the four major types of strikes have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employees' refusal to work 
B)  Labor law violations 
C)  Unauthorized stoppage during the contract 
D)  Employers' refusal to budge 
A)  Employees' refusal to work 
B)  Labor law violations 
C)  Unauthorized stoppage during the contract 
D)  Employers' refusal to budge

Question 14

Private sector fact finders are the most successful on distributive bargaining issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What does a slowdown most often involve?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heavy picketing 
B)  Wildcat strikes 
C)  Refusing to work 
D)  Working to rules 
A)  Heavy picketing 
B)  Wildcat strikes 
C)  Refusing to work 
D)  Working to rules

Question 16

Which of the following observations concerning interest arbitration is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is most frequently used in the private sector. 
B)  It is similar to mediation and fact-finding. 
C)  It assists the parties to reach their own settlement. 
D)  It decides on binding settlement terms. 
A)  It is most frequently used in the private sector. 
B)  It is similar to mediation and fact-finding. 
C)  It assists the parties to reach their own settlement. 
D)  It decides on binding settlement terms.

Question 17

_____ strikes most frequently involve plant administration issues and generally last three days or less.

Accepted Answer

A)  Renegotiation 
B)  Wildcat 
C)  Sympathy 
D)  Intracontract 
A)  Renegotiation 
B)  Wildcat 
C)  Sympathy 
D)  Intracontract

Question 18

Why are boycotts seldom used?

Accepted Answer

A)  Minimum publicity is required to alert customers 
B)  Customers will respond even if there is no clear-cut social issue involved 
C)  Keeping a boycott from becoming a secondary boycott is sometimes difficult 
D)  Boycott effects end as quickly as strike effects 
A)  Minimum publicity is required to alert customers 
B)  Customers will respond even if there is no clear-cut social issue involved 
C)  Keeping a boycott from becoming a secondary boycott is sometimes difficult 
D)  Boycott effects end as quickly as strike effects

Question 19

The _____ Act requires that parties notify the FMCS 30 days before the expiration of a contract when negotiations are under way and an agreement has not been reached.

Accepted Answer

A)  Norris-La Guardia 
B)  Taft-Hartley 
C)  Landrum-Griffin 
D)  Clayton 
A)  Norris-La Guardia 
B)  Taft-Hartley 
C)  Landrum-Griffin 
D)  Clayton

Question 20

Which of the following firms might find it feasible to persist to operate using supervisors and other nonproduction workers?

Accepted Answer

A)  A labor-intensive firm 
B)  A firm in which maintenance demands are high 
C)  A firm in which processes are not automated 
D)  A firm with continuous-flow operations 
A)  A labor-intensive firm 
B)  A firm in which maintenance demands are high 
C)  A firm in which processes are not automated 
D)  A firm with continuous-flow operations

Which strike occurs when one union strikes to support another union's strike?

Hiring strike replacements jeopardizes strikers' jobs,increasing the possibility of violence.

A slowdown most often involves working to rules.

Compare and contrast the effectiveness of the three methods of third-party involvements.

What is a slowdown? Why is it difficult to take action against employees protesting in this manner?

If an employer violates the law,the employees' right to strike in protest and to be reinstated at its end is absolutely protected by the NLRB and the courts.

In mediation,a neutral _____ tries to assist the parties to reach an agreement.

When is an ambulatory site picketing ruled legal?

Which of the following is the reason why employees can seldom be disciplined in a slowdown?

A union strikes only one employer and attempts to break the solidarity of the multiemployer bargaining unit.This is an example of _____.

Which of the following is true of fact-finding?

The propensities to strike are negatively related to _____.

What do the four major types of strikes have in common?

Private sector fact finders are the most successful on distributive bargaining issues.

What does a slowdown most often involve?

Which of the following observations concerning interest arbitration is true?

_____ strikes most frequently involve plant administration issues and generally last three days or less.

Why are boycotts seldom used?

The _____ Act requires that parties notify the FMCS 30 days before the expiration of a contract when negotiations are under way and an agreement has not been reached.

Which of the following firms might find it feasible to persist to operate using supervisors and other nonproduction workers?

Introduction

The Evolution of American Labor

Employment Law and Federal Agencies

Union Structure and Government

Unions: Member and Leader Attitudes, Behaviors, and Political Activities

Union Organizing Campaigns

Union Avoidance: Rationale,Strategies,and Practices

The Environment for Bargaining

Wage and Benefit Issues in Bargaining

Nonwage Issues in Bargaining

Contract Negotiations

Union-Management Cooperation

Contract Administration

Grievance Arbitration

Public Sector Labor Relations

A Survey of Labor Relations in Market Economies

Filters

Exam 12: Impasses and Their Resolution

Which strike occurs when one union strikes to support another union's strike?

Hiring strike replacements jeopardizes strikers' jobs,increasing the possibility of violence.

A slowdown most often involves working to rules.

Compare and contrast the effectiveness of the three methods of third-party involvements.

What is a slowdown? Why is it difficult to take action against employees protesting in this manner?

If an employer violates the law,the employees' right to strike in protest and to be reinstated at its end is absolutely protected by the NLRB and the courts.

In mediation,a neutral _____ tries to assist the parties to reach an agreement.

When is an ambulatory site picketing ruled legal?

Which of the following is the reason why employees can seldom be disciplined in a slowdown?

A union strikes only one employer and attempts to break the solidarity of the multiemployer bargaining unit.This is an example of _____.

Which of the following is true of fact-finding?

The propensities to strike are negatively related to _____.

What do the four major types of strikes have in common?

Private sector fact finders are the most successful on distributive bargaining issues.

What does a slowdown most often involve?

Which of the following observations concerning interest arbitration is true?

_____ strikes most frequently involve plant administration issues and generally last three days or less.

Why are boycotts seldom used?

The _____ Act requires that parties notify the FMCS 30 days before the expiration of a contract when negotiations are under way and an agreement has not been reached.

Which of the following firms might find it feasible to persist to operate using supervisors and other nonproduction workers?

Introduction

The Evolution of American Labor

Employment Law and Federal Agencies

Union Structure and Government

Unions: Member and Leader Attitudes, Behaviors, and Political Activities

Union Organizing Campaigns

Union Avoidance: Rationale,Strategies,and Practices

The Environment for Bargaining

Wage and Benefit Issues in Bargaining

Nonwage Issues in Bargaining

Contract Negotiations

Union-Management Cooperation

Contract Administration

Grievance Arbitration

Public Sector Labor Relations

A Survey of Labor Relations in Market Economies

Filters