Question 1

Which term refers to a refusal by the employer to provide opportunities to work during an impasse?

Accepted Answer

A)  lockout 
B)  boycott 
C)  inside games 
D)  wildcat strike

Question 2

Which form of arbitration means that both parties are committed to accepting the arbitrator's decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  interest arbitration 
B)  binding arbitration 
C)  nonbinding arbitration 
D)  compulsory arbitration

Question 3

The activities between NUMMI and the UAW during a joint venture between GM and Toyota established the first ________ agreement.

Accepted Answer

A)  organizational competitiveness 
B)  collective bargaining 
C)  closed shop 
D)  cooperative

Question 4

________ is the process of legally terminating a union's right to represent employees.

Accepted Answer

A)  Union salting 
B)  Featherbedding 
C)  Arbitration 
D)  Decertification

Question 5

You are the HR manager at a firm that is currently dealing with an unfair labor practice strike.Which of the following responses would be LEAST appropriate for you to take?

Accepted Answer

A)  shutting down the affected area until the strike ends 
B)  contracting out work to other operations 
C)  continuing operations with supervisors filling in 
D)  hiring permanent replacement workers

Question 6

Which of the following best explains why union membership has fallen since 1955?

Accepted Answer

A)  Domestic companies are shifting from manufacturing to service-based operations. 
B)  Union members earn less on average compared to non-union members. 
C)  Union membership is too expensive for most blue-collar workers. 
D)  Foreign-owned manufacturers will not hire union members.

Question 7

In which human resource activity does a typical labor agreement NOT give the union a role?

Accepted Answer

A)  recruitment 
B)  selection 
C)  dismissal 
D)  appraisals

Question 8

Which intervention method listed below is the most definitive of all third-party interventions?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Grievances should be settled based on what is considered fair even if the solution differs from the labor agreement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is most likely a FALSE statement about union membership?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employees prefer nonunion workers, so they pay them higher wages than union workers. 
B)  In an attempt to organize workers aggressively, seven big unions formed one federation. 
C)  In some industries, unionization has been linked to improved employee performance. 
D)  Both blue-collar and white-collar industries have union members.

Question 11

Right-to-work laws inhibit union formation by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  outlawing unions in right-to-work states 
B)  prohibiting any form of union security 
C)  making union membership a precondition for employment 
D)  leaving the question of union security up to each company

Question 12

What percentage of eligible employees in a bargaining unit must sign authorization cards in order for the union to petition the NLRB for an election?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  20 
C)  30 
D)  50

Question 13

As an HR manager,you should avoid visiting the work area of a grievance or examining the grievants' personnel records.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

All of the following are examples of permissible bargaining items EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  indemnity bonds 
B)  use of union label 
C)  employee drug testing 
D)  strikebreaker employment

Question 15

The Taft-Hartley Act amended the National Labor Relations Act by prohibiting unfair union labor practices and specifying the rights of both employers and employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In a brief essay,discuss why unions are declining in popularity.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Union members at ABC Manufacturing are striking because management and the union failed to reach an agreement on the health benefits aspect of a contract.This is most likely an example of a(n)________ strike.

Accepted Answer

A)  unfair labor practice 
B)  wildcat 
C)  sympathy 
D)  economic

Question 18

All of the following most likely explain the decline in union membership EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  increased global competition 
B)  improved wages and benefits 
C)  technological improvements such as robotics 
D)  legislative protections for workers

Question 19

If passed,the Employee Free Choice Act would ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  allow mass union e-mails at the workplace 
B)  allow the formation of global unions 
C)  institute a card check system 
D)  overturn the Wagner Act

Question 20

What is the meaning of union security and what are the five types of union security possible? Explain each type.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 13: Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

Which term refers to a refusal by the employer to provide opportunities to work during an impasse?

Which form of arbitration means that both parties are committed to accepting the arbitrator's decision?

The activities between NUMMI and the UAW during a joint venture between GM and Toyota established the first ________ agreement.

________ is the process of legally terminating a union's right to represent employees.

You are the HR manager at a firm that is currently dealing with an unfair labor practice strike.Which of the following responses would be LEAST appropriate for you to take?

Which of the following best explains why union membership has fallen since 1955?

In which human resource activity does a typical labor agreement NOT give the union a role?

Which intervention method listed below is the most definitive of all third-party interventions?

Grievances should be settled based on what is considered fair even if the solution differs from the labor agreement.

Which of the following is most likely a FALSE statement about union membership?

Right-to-work laws inhibit union formation by ________.

What percentage of eligible employees in a bargaining unit must sign authorization cards in order for the union to petition the NLRB for an election?

As an HR manager,you should avoid visiting the work area of a grievance or examining the grievants' personnel records.

All of the following are examples of permissible bargaining items EXCEPT ________.

The Taft-Hartley Act amended the National Labor Relations Act by prohibiting unfair union labor practices and specifying the rights of both employers and employees.

In a brief essay,discuss why unions are declining in popularity.

Union members at ABC Manufacturing are striking because management and the union failed to reach an agreement on the health benefits aspect of a contract.This is most likely an example of a(n) ________ strike.

All of the following most likely explain the decline in union membership EXCEPT ________.

If passed,the Employee Free Choice Act would ________.

What is the meaning of union security and what are the five types of union security possible? Explain each type.