Exam 12: Dealing With Employee-Management Issues and Relationships

The process by which a union is recognized by the NLRB as the authorized bargaining agent for a group of workers is called collective bargaining.

In July 2009,London Met University workers went on strike and formed picket lines to oppose management's continued restructuring and the elimination of jobs.It was reported that London postal workers who belong to the Communication Workers Union refused to deliver mail to any building on the London Met campus,in respect of the picket lines and in honor of their fellow trade union members.Essentially,the courtesy that the postal workers gave to the striking employees was a:

Today,women earn approximately ________ of what men earn,though the disparity varies considerably by profession and the level of education.

Management at Enomoto Enterprises has assigned Alberto to work at two different facilities,which will require him to commute an extra 25 miles on the days he must work at both plants.Alberto believes that the negotiated labor-management agreement requires the company to reimburse him for the extra mileage he has to drive.Management disagrees.Alberto has decided to file a charge that management is not abiding by the terms of the negotiated agreement.Alberto's complaint is called a grievance.

The Knights of Labor,the first national labor organization,offered membership to all working people,including employers.

A yellow-dog contract required workers to agree not to join a union as a condition of their employment.

Rose is a human resources manager for a rapidly growing corporation.The firm recently hired one hundred new workers,ten of whom were involved in workplace accidents soon after they were hired.It was determined that alcohol usage was the cause of these accidents.Top management has asked Rose to do a better job in screening potential workers for alcohol abuse to avoid this in the future.Rose should point out that in fact the ten percent of the recent-hires with alcohol issues is actually much lower than the overall percentage of employees with alcohol issues that are involved in industrial injuries and fatalities in the U.S.

The purpose of the earliest recognized labor unions in the U.S.was:

Safe'nSwift Airlines implemented a program to curb workplace violence before it occurs.Under this program,the employees of Safe'nSwift can expect to:

Over the past several decades,the compensation of CEOs of large U.S.corporations has:

The "blue flu" refers to a situation in which union members (like firefighters)who are not allowed to strike refuse to work by calling in sick.

The U.S.Department of Labor cites ________ as the third leading cause of job-related fatalities.

In the future,unions are likely to leave training and recruitment of workers to management,and focus instead on encouraging those workers to join the union.

At this time,the largest labor organization in the United States is the:

Historically,the ______________ strengthened the labor unions,while the _____________________ supported management's efforts.

Robert and Jenny are co-workers who enjoy flirting with each other while at work.They both view their actions as harmless fun,as do the other employees in their office.Their flirtation does not offend the other workers or make them feel threatened or uncomfortable.Nevertheless,under current criteria,both Jenny and Robert could be found guilty of sexual harassment.

Antonio received specific training to become an electrician.He belongs to a union with other skilled electricians.Antonio belongs to a(n):

The Taft-Hartley Act strengthened unions by giving them the right to engage in featherbedding and secondary boycotts.

One goal of the Landrum-Griffin Act was to clean up union corruption.

The primary purpose of collective bargaining is to: