Question 1

Work stoppage involves an economic dispute or is caused by the commission of an employer's unfair labor practice

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The statement of position which establishes some guidelines for lawful picketing at a common site of a labor dispute is the: Reserve gate doctrine.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​Reserve gate doctrine.
B)   ​General Electric doctrine.
C)   ​Merged product doctrine.
D)   ​Laidlaw-Fleetwood doctrine.
E)   ​Moore Dry Dock doctrine. A

Question 3

Picket signs must clearly identify the primary employer as the target of the picket activity and only urge a boycott of the primary employer's products or services,not a total boycott of all products or services sold by the neutral,secondary employer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

A strike is not entered into lightly by an employee.Which of the following items is least likely to be considered?

Accepted Answer

A)   What will other people think of me?
B)   Is the objective worth the cost?
C)   What is my expense of participation?
D)   What are the legal ramifications?
E)   Will I keep my job?

Question 5

The statement of position which involves the exception to a union's right to engage in product picketing when the primary employer product being struck is very intertwined with a neutral,secondary employer is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)   ​Reserve gate doctrine.
B)   ​General Electric doctrine.
C)   ​Merged product doctrine.
D)   ​Laidlaw-Fleetwood doctrine.
E)   ​Moore Dry Dock doctrine.

Question 6

The main difference between mediation and arbitration is that in mediation:

Accepted Answer

A)   Mediators appointed by government agencies.
B)   Third-party neutrals are utilized.
C)   There is no final and binding decision.
D)   The meetings where the parties present their issues to the neutral party are different.
E)   Arbitrators are appointed by the President.

Question 7

Work stoppages in the United States since 1982 have been at or near historic higher levels in terms of numbers of strikes,employees involved,and days idled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In most cases,a wildcat strike occurs in violation of an existing no-strike clause in a labor agreement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The statement of position which permits entrances to the work site to be clearly marked for the exclusive use of either a primary employer or neutral,secondary employer and their employees,customers,and suppliers is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)   ​Reserve gate doctrine.
B)   ​General Electric doctrine.
C)   ​Merged product doctrine.
D)   ​Laidlaw-Fleetwood doctrine.
E)   ​Moore Dry Dock doctrine.

Question 10

The most common form of a partial strike,where employees "work to rule" follow every detail of prescribed work processes,which often steps back the normal pace of workflow is the:

Accepted Answer

A)   Strategic strike.
B)   Smart strike.
C)   Product strike.
D)   Realism strike.
E)   Work slowdown.

Question 11

Mediation is the most commonly used third-party interest dispute resolution procedure

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The statement of position which states that the employer must fill any permanent vacancy occurring in a bargaining unit position thereafter by first offering the job vacancy to a qualified individual on the preferential recall list before offering the job to an a job applicant not on the preferential recall list is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)   ​Reserve gate doctrine.
B)   ​General Electric doctrine.
C)   ​Merged product doctrine.
D)   ​Laidlaw-Fleetwood doctrine.
E)   ​Moore Dry Dock doctrine.

Question 13

Some researchers have attributed the decline in the frequency of union strikes to their declining effectiveness as a means of placing economic pressure on an employer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Under no circumstances is an employer allowed to operate during a strike.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A locked-out employee's voluntary acceptance of the employer's proposed terms and condition of employment in order to return to work is called an unconditional request for reinstatement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Management may not call a strike,but it may invoke certain practices that will cause a strike,because a strike sometimes works to its advantage,such as when inventories are high and customer demand is low.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A semijudicial process used primarily in the public sector to gather facts about a labor dispute for the purpose of publishing a public report containing the fact-finder's conclusions is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   Information review.
B)   Interest arbitration.
C)   Code of Conduct.
D)   Taft-Hartley Act.
E)   Fact-finding.​

Question 18

Conventional interest arbitration has been criticized because arbitrators have been accused of "splitting the difference."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The type of arbitration which involves the selection of a neutral person or panel to hear the bargaining positions of the parties and make a final and binding decision on the inclusions of a negotiated agreement is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   Face-saving arbitration
B)   Interest arbitration.
C)   Win-win arbitration.
D)   Mediation.
E)   Conciliation service arbitration.

Question 20

A work stoppage by employees who have no dispute with their own employer but are striking to support another bargaining unit of their employer or a union representing employees of another employer is called a:

Accepted Answer

A)   Grievance strike.
B)   Wildcat strike.
C)   Partial strike.
D)   Sympathy strike.
E)   Protest strike.

Exam 9: Resolving Negotiation Interestdisputes and the Use of Economic Pressure

Work stoppage involves an economic dispute or is caused by the commission of an employer's unfair labor practice

The statement of position which establishes some guidelines for lawful picketing at a common site of a labor dispute is the: Reserve gate doctrine.

Picket signs must clearly identify the primary employer as the target of the picket activity and only urge a boycott of the primary employer's products or services,not a total boycott of all products or services sold by the neutral,secondary employer.

A strike is not entered into lightly by an employee.Which of the following items is least likely to be considered?

The statement of position which involves the exception to a union's right to engage in product picketing when the primary employer product being struck is very intertwined with a neutral,secondary employer is called the:

The main difference between mediation and arbitration is that in mediation:

Work stoppages in the United States since 1982 have been at or near historic higher levels in terms of numbers of strikes,employees involved,and days idled.

In most cases,a wildcat strike occurs in violation of an existing no-strike clause in a labor agreement.

The statement of position which permits entrances to the work site to be clearly marked for the exclusive use of either a primary employer or neutral,secondary employer and their employees,customers,and suppliers is called the:

The most common form of a partial strike,where employees "work to rule" follow every detail of prescribed work processes,which often steps back the normal pace of workflow is the:

Mediation is the most commonly used third-party interest dispute resolution procedure

Some researchers have attributed the decline in the frequency of union strikes to their declining effectiveness as a means of placing economic pressure on an employer.

Under no circumstances is an employer allowed to operate during a strike.

A locked-out employee's voluntary acceptance of the employer's proposed terms and condition of employment in order to return to work is called an unconditional request for reinstatement.

Management may not call a strike,but it may invoke certain practices that will cause a strike,because a strike sometimes works to its advantage,such as when inventories are high and customer demand is low.

A semijudicial process used primarily in the public sector to gather facts about a labor dispute for the purpose of publishing a public report containing the fact-finder's conclusions is called:

Conventional interest arbitration has been criticized because arbitrators have been accused of "splitting the difference."

The type of arbitration which involves the selection of a neutral person or panel to hear the bargaining positions of the parties and make a final and binding decision on the inclusions of a negotiated agreement is called:

A work stoppage by employees who have no dispute with their own employer but are striking to support another bargaining unit of their employer or a union representing employees of another employer is called a: