Question 1

In the majority of NLRB elections,the employer loses because top management fails to focus enough attention on money and benefits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Supervisors can best handle grievances by providing grievants with long,written responses so that the issue is clear.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Manning Enterprises is experiencing an impasse between management and labor.As a result,the union has made an organized effort to pressure Manning by picketing the homes of corporate directors and boycotting the firm's bank. Which of the following terms best describes the actions of Manning's union members?

Accepted Answer

A)  wildcat strike 
B)  inside games 
C)  corporate campaign 
D)  employee lockout 
A)  wildcat strike 
B)  inside games 
C)  corporate campaign 
D)  employee lockout

Question 4

Most employers decide to contest the union's right to represent their employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

All of the following increase the likelihood that an employer will lose an NLRB election EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  focusing primarily on wage and benefits issues 
B)  appointing a committee to manage the campaign 
C)  distributing employee need and attitude surveys 
D)  delegating personnel relations issues to plant managers 
A)  focusing primarily on wage and benefits issues 
B)  appointing a committee to manage the campaign 
C)  distributing employee need and attitude surveys 
D)  delegating personnel relations issues to plant managers

Question 6

Which of the following is a union organizing tactic by which union members are placed on nonunion job sites?

Accepted Answer

A)  featherbedding 
B)  union salting 
C)  logrolling 
D)  picketing 
A)  featherbedding 
B)  union salting 
C)  logrolling 
D)  picketing

Question 7

Negotiators use all of the following types of third-party interventions to overcome an impasse EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  binding arbitration 
B)  mediation 
C)  fact finding 
D)  picketing 
A)  binding arbitration 
B)  mediation 
C)  fact finding 
D)  picketing

Question 8

Mediation guarantees a solution to any impasse that may occur during collective bargaining negotiations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The union becomes the employees' representative if it receives ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a majority of the votes cast by the bargaining unit 
B)  signed authorization cards from 30% of employees 
C)  written approval from the employer 
D)  a majority of the votes cast 
A)  a majority of the votes cast by the bargaining unit 
B)  signed authorization cards from 30% of employees 
C)  written approval from the employer 
D)  a majority of the votes cast

Question 10

Weekly earnings of union members are much higher than those of nonunion workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which third-party intervention uses a neutral third party to assist the principals in reaching agreement?

Accepted Answer

A)  fact finding 
B)  mediation 
C)  binding arbitration 
D)  non-binding arbitration 
A)  fact finding 
B)  mediation 
C)  binding arbitration 
D)  non-binding arbitration

Question 12

Which of the following terms refers to a collective bargaining situation that occurs when the parties are not able to move further toward settlement?

Accepted Answer

A)  impasse 
B)  picketing 
C)  arbitration 
D)  wildcat strike 
A)  impasse 
B)  picketing 
C)  arbitration 
D)  wildcat strike

Question 13

Union membership is exclusive to blue-collar workers,such as those in the construction,manufacturing,and printing industries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Managers from Ford and representatives from United Auto Workers are in the first stage of collective bargaining over benefits and wages.Which of the following is most likely occurring?

Accepted Answer

A)  Subcommittees are forming to create alternatives. 
B)  Each side is trading some of its demands. 
C)  Each side is checking terms with superiors. 
D)  Each side is presenting its demands. 
A)  Subcommittees are forming to create alternatives. 
B)  Each side is trading some of its demands. 
C)  Each side is checking terms with superiors. 
D)  Each side is presenting its demands.

Question 15

Which type of union security accounts for almost three-fourths of union contracts?

Accepted Answer

A)  maintenance of membership 
B)  closed shop 
C)  union shop 
D)  agency shop 
A)  maintenance of membership 
B)  closed shop 
C)  union shop 
D)  agency shop

Question 16

Which of the following was passed in 1935 to amend the Norris -LaGuardia Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  Taft-Hartley Act 
B)  New Deal Act 
C)  Wagner Act 
D)  Landrum-Griffin Act 
A)  Taft-Hartley Act 
B)  New Deal Act 
C)  Wagner Act 
D)  Landrum-Griffin Act

Question 17

Employers can replace strikers permanently unless the strike is based on unfair labor practices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What are the different types of strikes? What is the purpose of picketing during a strike? During a union drive and election,what are the guidelines regarding employee picketing?

Accepted Answer

A strike is a withdrawal of labor,and th

Question 19

Jeff is a manager at a paper mill.He has received a grievance from a group of employees who are union members.The grievance claims that a plant rule barring employees from eating during unscheduled breaks is arbitrary and unfair.What should Jeff most likely do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Discuss the case privately with the union steward. 
B)  Agree to make informal changes to the rules. 
C)  Examine the grievants' personnel records. 
D)  Make special arrangements with grievants. 
A)  Discuss the case privately with the union steward. 
B)  Agree to make informal changes to the rules. 
C)  Examine the grievants' personnel records. 
D)  Make special arrangements with grievants.

Question 20

Which of the following best defines the preferential shop form of union security?

Accepted Answer

A)  A company can hire nonunion people, but they must then join the union. 
B)  Union members must maintain membership for the contract period. 
C)  Employees who do not belong to the union must still pay dues. 
D)  A company gives hiring advantages to union members. 
A)  A company can hire nonunion people, but they must then join the union. 
B)  Union members must maintain membership for the contract period. 
C)  Employees who do not belong to the union must still pay dues. 
D)  A company gives hiring advantages to union members.

In the majority of NLRB elections,the employer loses because top management fails to focus enough attention on money and benefits.

Supervisors can best handle grievances by providing grievants with long,written responses so that the issue is clear.

Most employers decide to contest the union's right to represent their employees.

All of the following increase the likelihood that an employer will lose an NLRB election EXCEPT ________.

Which of the following is a union organizing tactic by which union members are placed on nonunion job sites?

Negotiators use all of the following types of third-party interventions to overcome an impasse EXCEPT ________.

Mediation guarantees a solution to any impasse that may occur during collective bargaining negotiations.

The union becomes the employees' representative if it receives ________.

Weekly earnings of union members are much higher than those of nonunion workers.

Which third-party intervention uses a neutral third party to assist the principals in reaching agreement?

Which of the following terms refers to a collective bargaining situation that occurs when the parties are not able to move further toward settlement?

Union membership is exclusive to blue-collar workers,such as those in the construction,manufacturing,and printing industries.

Managers from Ford and representatives from United Auto Workers are in the first stage of collective bargaining over benefits and wages.Which of the following is most likely occurring?

Which type of union security accounts for almost three-fourths of union contracts?

Which of the following was passed in 1935 to amend the Norris -LaGuardia Act?

Employers can replace strikers permanently unless the strike is based on unfair labor practices.

What are the different types of strikes? What is the purpose of picketing during a strike? During a union drive and election,what are the guidelines regarding employee picketing?

Jeff is a manager at a paper mill.He has received a grievance from a group of employees who are union members.The grievance claims that a plant rule barring employees from eating during unscheduled breaks is arbitrary and unfair.What should Jeff most likely do?

Which of the following best defines the preferential shop form of union security?

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Employee Retention, Engagement, and Careers

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Exam 15: Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

In the majority of NLRB elections,the employer loses because top management fails to focus enough attention on money and benefits.

Supervisors can best handle grievances by providing grievants with long,written responses so that the issue is clear.

Most employers decide to contest the union's right to represent their employees.

All of the following increase the likelihood that an employer will lose an NLRB election EXCEPT ________.

Which of the following is a union organizing tactic by which union members are placed on nonunion job sites?

Negotiators use all of the following types of third-party interventions to overcome an impasse EXCEPT ________.

Mediation guarantees a solution to any impasse that may occur during collective bargaining negotiations.

The union becomes the employees' representative if it receives ________.

Weekly earnings of union members are much higher than those of nonunion workers.

Which third-party intervention uses a neutral third party to assist the principals in reaching agreement?

Which of the following terms refers to a collective bargaining situation that occurs when the parties are not able to move further toward settlement?

Union membership is exclusive to blue-collar workers,such as those in the construction,manufacturing,and printing industries.

Managers from Ford and representatives from United Auto Workers are in the first stage of collective bargaining over benefits and wages.Which of the following is most likely occurring?

Which type of union security accounts for almost three-fourths of union contracts?

Which of the following was passed in 1935 to amend the Norris -LaGuardia Act?

Employers can replace strikers permanently unless the strike is based on unfair labor practices.

What are the different types of strikes? What is the purpose of picketing during a strike? During a union drive and election,what are the guidelines regarding employee picketing?

Jeff is a manager at a paper mill.He has received a grievance from a group of employees who are union members.The grievance claims that a plant rule barring employees from eating during unscheduled breaks is arbitrary and unfair.What should Jeff most likely do?

Which of the following best defines the preferential shop form of union security?

Introduction to Human Resource Management

Equal Opportunity and the Law

Human Resource Management Strategy and Analysis

Job Analysis and the Talent Management Process

Personnel Planning and Recruiting

Employee Testing and Selection

Interviewing Candidates

Training and Developing Employees

Performance Management and Appraisal

Employee Retention, Engagement, and Careers

Establishing Strategic Pay Plans

Pay for Performance and Financial Incentives

Benefits and Services

Ethics and Employee Rights and Discipline

Employee Safety and Health

Managing Global Human Resources

Managing Human Resources in Entrepreneurial Firms

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