Exam 9: Contract Clauses and Their Administration

Over 90 percent of private sector union contracts, and many public sector ones as well, specify that employees can be disciplined and discharged only for _______________________________.

Union contracts covering blue collar workers typically state the wage rate tied to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and performance of each individual holding the jobs.

The conditions that Arbitrator Carroll Daugherty set forth in a frequently cited 1966 arbitration decision to decide whether an employer had sufficient reason to dismiss an employee are known as the _______________________________.

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

The right of workers to pay only the amount of dues that goes toward collective bargaining and contract administration is called:

The union's duty of fair representation stems from a clause in the collective bargaining contract that requires the union to give each employee equal treatment.

Although there are some key differences, grievance arbitration closely resembles:

One of the key roles of an arbitrator is to interpret the language of a contract, even when that language is unclear or ambiguous. Describe the rules that arbitrators apply to try to fairly interpret the contract.

A recent certification election at Lutz Industries, a large manufacturing company, ended with the union winning representation rights. Management and the union are now preparing for their first contract bargaining sessions. Assume that you are the chief negotiator for the management team. Describe your goals for protecting management rights at Lutz Industries.

In making a decision about the merits of a particular grievance, the arbitrator's role is to set aside his own personal beliefs and simply interpret and apply the contract as it was written by the parties.

Which of the following statements is True?

Both grievants and supervisors involved in grievances are more likely to leave their jobs (either quit or be fired) than those who are not involved in grievances.

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

A _______________________________ clause defines the workers' obligations to pay dues and union membership rules .

Union contracts frequently specify all of the following that management obligations except:

Weingarten rights describe:

Grievance procedures and arbitration are both criticized for being excessively legal, formal, and reactive, rather than proactive in trying to find ways to decrease the likelihood of future disputes.

A rules-based approach to workplace justice was welcomed by unions because it fulfilled the union's need for:

In return for management's agreement to arbitrate disputes in the workplace, the union generally waives:

It is a union's legal obligation to represent all workers within a bargaining unit fairly even if they are not dues-paying union members.