Exam 4: Establishing a Bargaining Unit and the

If the bargaining unit members decide that they desire to nullify the union shop provision in their agreement, then it must be passed by a majority of the bargaining unit members. The election held for this purpose is known as the ________ election.

Which of the following terms refers to a practice of allowing the addition of new employees and jobs to existing bargaining units provided their work satisfies the same criteria of the original unit?

To discourage unionization, a manager is allowed to ________.

According to the National Labor Relations Act, supervisors can be included in a bargaining unit.

An on-the-job union representative who carries out the responsibilities of the union in the plant at the departmental level is known as a(n) ________.

Picketing a neutral party in order to have that neutral party pressure the targeted employer on the union's behalf is known as ________ picketing.

Which of the following statements is TRUE of an industrial union?

Industrial unions are generally composed of highly skilled workers.

Once the NLRB has determined an election petition is valid, the employer is obligated to furnish to the petitioning union a list of eligible voters' names and addresses.

An RC petition is filed with the NLRB to request clarification of the composition of a bargaining unit currently certified.

An RD petition is filed with the NLRB to ________.

The National Labor Relations Act defines a supervisor as "someone using independent judgment to assign and direct the work of other employees in the interest of the employer."

Which of the following statements is TRUE of an employee's right to solicit union support?

Only 30 percent of the workforce needs to sign authorization cards to qualify for an NLRB-sponsored election for union organization.

The Labor-Management Relations Act authorizes the Federal Labor Relations Authority to decide on a case-by-case basis the "appropriate bargaining unit" of employees for collective bargaining purposes.

If a company and a union in the company agree on the bargaining unit represented by the union and inform the NLRB about it then the NLRB accepts the bargaining unit, provided it does not violate principles in the National Labor Relations Act or established board policy. The bargaining unit thus formed is known as the ________ unit.

Which of the following doctrines refers to a criterion used by the NLRB to evaluate a group of employees and determine whether they constitute an appropriate bargaining unit?

Although the AFL-CIO is itself not a union, it represents U.S. labor in world affairs and coordinates union activities such as lobbying and voter registration.

Under the ________ doctrine, the board identified certain industries whose operations were so integrated that craft workers could not be taken from the unit without affecting the stability of labor relations.

The Mackay doctrine established the NLRB policy to give weight to employee wishes when determining an appropriate bargaining unit.