Exam 9: Contract Clauses and Their Administration

The free rider problem is mainly an issue in union shops where employees often choose not to pay union dues even though the union is required to represent them.

Another name for a rights dispute is a(n):

Arbitrators uniformly insist that strict rules of due process be adhered to when management investigates disciplinary actions at work.

U.S. Labor relations are set primarily by strike power, court orders, and public decision-making than by private administrations of contract terms.

Contract provisions that prevent the loss of union jobs by limiting an employer's right to send work to other employers are called subcontracting or outsourcing restrictions.

Traditional U.S. union contracts spell out the safety standards that __________________ is(are) obliged to uphold.

Which of the following is not considered a characteristic of due process?

The effect of a union contract is often to create wage compression.

Which of the following elements of due process is typically part of open door policies meant to resolve workplace grievances or conflicts?

The 4 major components of traditional U.S. union contracts include all of the following except:

The final step of most union grievance procedures is to appeal the decision to the NLRB.

If management wants to retain the right to make unilateral decisions about various aspects of the workplace such as work assignments or the ability to introduce new technology, they are required to state this in the contract.

Unions tend to negotiate explicit job rights pertaining to work assignments for skilled workers because:

Which of the following is not a disadvantage of open door policies for resolving disputes in the workplace?

The legal enforceability of an arbitrator's decision when a contract includes a binding arbitration clause was established by a series of Supreme Court cases known as the Beck doctrine.

Collective bargaining agreements are enforceable in federal court under:

Describe the various steps to a grievance process in a typical union contract.

Critics of union shop agreements that argue these agreements violate employees' individual freedom by depriving them of a free choice about where to work. These critics argue they are protecting workers:

To help the union effectively represent the workers, _______________________________ are elected by the rank and file or appointed by the union leadership to be the first line of advocates for the workers in ensuring that the contract is not violated.

Billings Paper Co. recently sold their Green Bay, WI plant to a larger company. The union contract specified that any new owner would need to recognize and bargain with the existing union at Billings. This contract provision is called a(n):