Question 1

Collective bargaining during the term of a contract is termed midterm negotiations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The sector of the economy with the highest percentage of union members is

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A)  agriculture.
B)  local government.
C)  federal government
D)  transportation and utilities. B

Question 3

The Taft-Hartley Act prohibits the use of closed shops where the state in which the union is located has enacted a right-to-work law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The National Labor Relations Board enforces labor laws for

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A)  state and local government employees.
B)  private sector employees.
C)  federal government employees in the executive branch.
D)  Congressional employees.

Question 5

What is the primary difference between public and private sector employees with regard to collective bargaining? Is there another significant difference for federal employees? Discuss your answer.

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Question 6

In a state with a "right-to-work" law

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A)  the employer and union agree that all members of the bargaining unit will join the union within a certain amount of time after becoming employed.
B)  it is prohibited for a union and an employer to enter into an agreement that requires union membership or payment of HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_dues"" union dues or "fees" as a condition of employment.
C)  only persons who are already members of the union have the right to work for employers who have negotiated contracts with the union.
D)  all employees are required to be free riders.

Question 7

The yellow dog contract was a device used by anti-union employers to stop the progress of the union movement by forcing a worker to promise not to join a labor union while in the hire of an employer.

Accepted Answer

A)  Yellow dog contracts were made illegal by court decision in Hitchman Coal Company v.Mitchell.
B)  the Norris-LaGuardia Act declared that yellow dog contracts were inconsistent with U.S.public policy and not enforceable in any court in the United States.
C)  the Wagner Act declared that yellow dog contracts were inconsistent with U.S.public policy and not enforceable in any court in the United States.
D)  the Taft-Hartley Act declared that yellow dog contracts were inconsistent with U.S.public policy and not enforceable in any court in the United States.

Question 8

Brian is a member of the union.His union leaders have decided to strike because management will not consider their demands for a salary increase.During the strike,management replaces the striking workers with new employees.When the strike is over:

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A)  Brian is entitled to be reinstated.
B)  Brian is not entitled to be reinstated.
C)  refusal by the employer to reinstate Brian is an unfair labor practice.
D)  None of the choices are correct.

Question 9

An employer commits an unfair labor practice

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A)  if he reinstates striking employees.
B)  if he tries to help a particular candidate get elected to a union office.
C)  if he fails to agree to include all union demands in the collective bargaining agreement.
D)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 10

Bolton Tire Manufacturing and the union came to an impasse during negotiation of the collective bargaining agreement.Specifically,they could not agree on the wage increase for the employees.The union representative reported this information to the employees,and they staged a strike without the union's authorization.

Accepted Answer

A)  The employees have engaged in an unfair labor practice strike.
B)  The employees have engaged in an economic strike.
C)  The employees have engaged in a sitdown strike.
D)  None of the choices are correct.

Question 11

The landmark case of Commonwealth v.Hunt denied employers the ability to fight strikes with charges of criminal conspiracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Officials of the Garment Workers Union,the national union under which the Dressmakers Local operates,intend to use moneys collected through union dues payments to finance a nationwide public relations campaign intended to call public attention to what the officials believe to be unacceptable attitudes toward unionism.The Dressmakers Local represents the workers of Randall Fabrics,which is an agency shop.Explain whether the officials of the Garment Workers Union can legally use moneys derived from fees paid made by free riders at Randall,to fund this campaign.

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Question 13

List and briefly describe the purpose of the four major federal statutes that regulate and protect union activity.[This question can be offered as up to four separate questions.]

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Question 14

PurrFect Litter Clay Mines employees are represented by a union.All of the employee mechanics who repair the company's equipment worked on the day shift,which meant that if the equipment broke down on one of the other shifts,PurrFect had to pay overtime or suffer lost production.PurrFect proposed to the union that the mechanics be divided among all three shifts to solve the problem but the union refused.Thereafter,PurrFect unilaterally changed the shift assignments in accordance with its proposals.The union filed an unfair labor practice charge and went on strike.PurrFect replaced the striking mechancics.Later,the NLRB found that PurrFect had committed an unfair labor practice.If the striking mechanics make an unconditional offer to return to work,PurrFect

Accepted Answer

A)  must reinstate the mechanics because they were unfair labor practice strikers.
B)  does not have to reinstate the mechanics because they were economic strikers.
C)  does not have to reinstate the mechanics because they were sympathy strikers.
D)  must reinstate the mechanics because they were wildcat strikers.

Question 15

Preventing and addressing corruption in the operation of unions is the purpose of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Wagner Act.
B)  the Norris LaGuardia.
C)  the Landrum-Griffin Act.
D)  the Taft-Hartley Act.

Question 16

A management security clause gives the employer the right to

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A)  include mid-term negotiations in the collective bargaining agreement.
B)  the right to require employees to sign an agreement stating that they do not belong to a union and won't join one.
C)  run the business and make appropriate business decisions as long as management complies with applicable laws.
D)  require the union to represent all employees fairly and without discrimination based on union membership.

Question 17

In determining whether an employer's motive for discharging was anti-union animus,the NLRB may consider

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A)  a scintilla of evidence.
B)  only direct evidence.
C)  substantial circumstantial evidence.
D)  evidence given in the presence of a jury.

Question 18

The most important difference between the public and private collective bargaining is that

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A)  the federal government and most state collective bargaining statutes do not contain the right of public employees to strike.
B)  only unions representing federal,state and local government employees lobby Congress.
C)  the unions that represent private sector workers are not allowed to represent federal,state and local government employees.
D)  unions representing federal,state and local government employees are not covered by the Landrum Griffin Act.

Question 19

If during a strike,the employer replaces striking workers with new employees,all economic strikers have an absolute right to be reinstated if they offer an unconditional offer to return to work.

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