Exam 8: Impasses, Strikes, and Dispute Resolution

In the 1950's, approximate number of lost days due to strike activity in the U.S. was 1/5^th of the total working days. Today it is less than 1/100^th of the total working days.

The goal of third party dispute resolution systems is to avoid costly strikes.

In the private sector, the use of third party dispute resolution is voluntary - both labor and management must agree to use it.

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

A _______________________________ is a pressure tactic used to force employers to concede to union demands by imposing costs through lowered productivity, but without employees leaving their jobs to go on strike.

The main reason that strike activity has declined since 1980 is because labor's bargaining power had declined.

The incidence of strikes can be predicted in part by all of the following except:

Most industrialized countries allow employers to use permanent strike replacements.

Preston Beverages is engaged in a labor dispute with its manufacturing employees. To show their support for the employees, Preston's drivers generate a campaign to boycott the stores that sell Preston's sodas and flavored water. The drivers are engaged in a secondary boycott.

When negotiators in the railway and airline industries reach an impasse in negotiations, they are required by law to try mediation.

It is illegal for picketers to block an entrance to an employer's place of business.

When fact-finding fails to produce an agreement between disputing parties, the NLRB may step in and force an agreement upon the parties.

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

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:

In an economic strike, workers refuse to work until:

Explain the circumstances under which a U.S. president is allowed to intervene in a labor dispute between management and a union that has resulted in a strike.

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:

Which of the following statements if False?

What is the difference between an offensive and a defensive lockout and for each give an example of a situation in which an employer might want to use it. What are the rights of strikers and strike replacements in a lockout situation? (15 minutes)

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