Exam 15: Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

Competition for new union members led to bitter conflicts between the AFL and CIO until they merged.

The Taft-Hartley Act guaranteed employees' right to strike.

List three ways that having computers in the negotiating room can help negotiators.

Workers who are locked out,unlike those who strike,can be permanently replaced.

In ___________,a neutral third party studies the issues in a dispute and recommends a reasonable settlement.

In a(n)_______________,all nonmanagerial employees must pay union dues,whether or not they are members of the union.

In ___________,a neutral third party imposes a settlement on the disputing parties.

_______________ is an activity that is not normally shared with the union.

Which of the following are in proper chronological order?

Who would normally be included on the business side of a team of contract negotiators,and who would be on the union side?

Yellow-dog contracts were prohibited in the

At least __ percent of the employees must sign before the NLRB can be petitioned to hold a representation election.However,if over ___ percent of the employees sign up,the union can ask the company directly that it be named representative without a certification election.

If the union can demonstrate that it represents a majority of the firm's employees,management can voluntarily recognize the union as the exclusive bargaining representative.

What does a hot cargo agreement allow union members to do?

What is a sweetheart contract?

The largest union membership,as a percentage of the workforce,is found in:

Identify five characteristics of a successful mediator.

A preferential shop is one in which there is neither a union present nor an effort by management to keep the union out.

A(n)_______________ requires a new employee to become a union member after being hired.

The National Labor Relations act is also known as the _________.