Question 1

In the federal sector,the agency and the exclusively recognized union have a duty to meet at reasonable times and confer in good faith with respect to mandatory subjects of collective bargaining.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT true about privatization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Where employees lacked collective bargaining rights in the public sector,privatization of their jobs has provided many of them with the opportunity to be represented by a union in the private sector. 
B)  Privatization of public-sector jobs was begun in the 1980s under the Reagan administration. 
C)  The Bush administration has proposed privatizing up to half of all federal public-sector jobs. 
D)  Public-sector jobs are more likely to be privatized when the public sector union-management relationship is adversarial. 
E)  The private sector cannot enter into contract with government agencies.

Question 3

The federal government agency that administers the federal relations program and investigates unfair labor practices is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal Labor Relations Board. 
B)  National Labor Relations Board. 
C)  Civil Service Reform Board. 
D)  Federal Labor Relations Authority. 
E)  Federal Reserve System.

Question 4

What is the labor relations term used to describe the involvement of multiple parties in the collective bargaining process,particularly applicable to state and local level public sector bargaining?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sunshine bargaining. 
B)  Transpartite bargaining. 
C)  Sovereignty bargaining. 
D)  Multilateral bargaining. 
E)  End-run bargaining.

Question 5

A majority of teachers,firefighters,and police are represented by public-sector unions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The public-sector employee group most likely to participate in strikes is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Garbage collectors. 
B)  Police. 
C)  Educators. 
D)  Public utility workers. 
E)  Mass transit workers.

Question 7

Using the _______________ approach,an arbitrator chooses the entirety of either the union's or management's final offer covering all disputed issues.

Accepted Answer

A)  Issue-by-issue final offer arbitration (FO
A)  
B)  Whole issue SOL 
C)  Whole issue final offer arbitration (FO
A)  
D)  Bottom line final offer arbitration (FO
A)  
E)  Total package selection final offer arbitration (FO
A)

Question 8

As in the private sector,the market economic system controls the price,quality,and availability of most services in the public sector.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

State laws that allow citizens to observe the collective bargaining process are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sunshine laws. 
B)  Blue laws. 
C)  Sunset laws. 
D)  Watergate laws. 
E)  Fishbowl laws.

Question 10

Under the Homeland Security Act of 2002,the President may waive employee and union rights granted under the Civil Service Reform Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: Labor Relations in the Public Sector

In the federal sector,the agency and the exclusively recognized union have a duty to meet at reasonable times and confer in good faith with respect to mandatory subjects of collective bargaining.

Which of the following is NOT true about privatization?

The federal government agency that administers the federal relations program and investigates unfair labor practices is the:

What is the labor relations term used to describe the involvement of multiple parties in the collective bargaining process,particularly applicable to state and local level public sector bargaining?

A majority of teachers,firefighters,and police are represented by public-sector unions.

The public-sector employee group most likely to participate in strikes is:

Using the _______________ approach,an arbitrator chooses the entirety of either the union's or management's final offer covering all disputed issues.

As in the private sector,the market economic system controls the price,quality,and availability of most services in the public sector.

State laws that allow citizens to observe the collective bargaining process are referred to as:

Under the Homeland Security Act of 2002,the President may waive employee and union rights granted under the Civil Service Reform Act.